I consider myself a master at bottom feeding in real estate;)60 days ago I paid 1200 dollars for at tax deed auction. a 2500 sqft craftsman bungalow needs 9k in fix and repair.

I don’t like it but if he is good at his job I will live with it.If I have to decide between a carpenter that is good with his hammer and saw and one that is good with a spreadsheet, I will take the craftsman.

A lot of that has to do with the fact that I draw from much older design models than many renovators... the houses I work on are either older (1950's) or designed to look older (Neo-bungalow/victorian crossovers).All that means is that while I have certain design modes I try to follow (No horizontal tile surfaces, for example), the houses I work on generally each tend to require something unique to the house.Example, the neo-bungalow we built most recently has a craftsman/early Victorian crossover trim package that incorporates both simple door and window casing with very craftsman-looking pediments, and cove molding which is a very early-Victorian thing to do.

heck I saw a really nicely finished craftsman sell for $750k there

My wife and I are considering purchasing a 1920 craftsman style home that’s 3500 ft.² for our family of five.

We do do professional, high quality work - my husband is a true craftsman and does a lot of the renovation business work himself.

If that is the case, then this would be an "arts and crafts" or "craftsman" period house; you can search the web for how that type of exterior would have been colored - earth tones would have been used in most cases.

Background:List Price: $425kPurchase Price: $410kFinancing: With Hard Money Lender & Private InvestorRehab Budget: $75kARV: $625kTarget Flip Timeframe: 10-12 WeeksHouse: Beautiful Craftsman (see attached); it's a 2/1 now and we are converting it into a 2/2.SIDE NOTE: We just went into contract on a second flip in Montecito so we'll be doing two flips at the same time. 

So think of this as a 3,000 SF, craftsman-style house. 4 beds, 4 baths.

i have seen large moldings paired with craftsman style accents and sort of darker greenish beige trim and doors.