So now I own a 3bd, 1.5bath single family brick ranch in a nice little neighborhood.We pulled back carpet to expose and refinish the hardwood that was underneath, completely updated the kitchen, added a new vanity and light fixture and resurfaced the main bathroom.

We updated all the fixturing, refinished the hardwood and updated the trim and paint.

One unit needed quite a bit of rehab to include flooring, paint, refinish the cabinets, water heater, new siding on the storage shed on the back, new front door etc.

Upon closing, we refinished the kitchen cabinets, added new appliances, new vanities, and fresh paint on the interior and exterior.

Would like to know the long term effects (buy and hold) and the short term (refinishing and flipping these homes) Thanks!

Value was added through basement repairs, refinished flooring, a new roof, cleaner landscaping and fencing, as well as other minor cosmetic issues.

Many properties I’ve seen are in horrible conditioner and few mainly need cosmetic work (Paint, New tile floor, New carpet, Refinishing Wooden floors etc..) along with a furnace and heater!

I’ve painted the entire interior and exterior of the house, tried to refinish the floors, just anything I could think of.

Bringing your electrician back to run new wires to new switches in a freshly painted, freshly carpeted, freshly cleaned home with beautiful, glossy, newly refinished hardwoods is less than ideal.  

We spent about 20k updating the kitchen and bath, refinishing the fir floors, and rebuilding the front retaining wall of the dutch basement (had a contractor do this).