The flip is going great so far, it has grown from a cosmetic flip to a full scale gut and renovate which for me has been much more exciting! The house is a 1960's era split level with 3 beds and 2 full baths, however there was no existing master bedroom. After speaking with a few local flippers, they advised me to add the master and so I did. I kept the 3 bedrooms upstairs but turned the large den and laundry room on the bottom level into a spacious master with master bath and walk-in closet. I was also able to keep a small 10 x 10 living area outside of the master bedroom which is a nice feature. The laundry room is now a smaller closet accessed off the hall. All of this required some serious electrical, mechanical, and plumbing rework which has gone surprisingly smoothly due to some excellent subcontractors. I was shocked by the range of bids I received, especially electrical...$4,500, $6,500 and $9,500 for the exact same scope. On the main mid-level I demolished all existing walls, installed a new beam above the single load bearing wall and have extended the original oak hardwoods into the kitchen which had been vinyl! My guy did a beautiful job matching the existing wood! All of the re-framing on the 3 levels is complete and I am just waiting for inspections to start closing everything up and begin drywall. My jack of all trades who has been performing everything outside of the 3 MEP trades has been incredible and will be painting the exterior this week which he has already re-trimmed. Will update in a few weeks if you are interested. Thanks!
