I also see that a majority of these houses fit in two categories:  a)the stairs to the second floor are against one of the long walls near the front dooror b) the stairs stick out from the wall perpendicular separating the living room space from the rest of the house (kitchen, dining room).

So finishing up my first flip put the granite in the kitchen glass tile backsplash looks nice ..too nice for the area but not the point .I decided to try and sell this house on my own since I'm splitting the profit 4 ways and don't see what a seller agent does except put the property on the mls and collects 3%.

We've already done major renovations - new foundation, geothermal HVAC, completely new kitchen & interior, etc. etc. so I think our buyer pool would just shift towards people looking for the ever-rarer historic house that isn't a tear-down in our neighborhood.

Sewage and even a kitchen sink with a garage disposal is considered black water and needs special clean up with disinfectant and a sterilizer.

I think it would need new kitchens, new bathrooms, central air installed, rewire electric, new plumbing for the bathrooms.

I was a golf caddy from 8th grade through high school graduation, and I achieved a full ride because of it (called the Chick Evans Scholarship, paid for by the Western Golf Association if anyone out there has heard of it.)In college I worked in a sorority kitchen in between classes for free meals and an hourly wage.

Stick with the moen faucets (bathrooms and kitchen) and kohler toilets and you'll have a lot less problems there as well.

We have remodeled the kitchen, and slightly remodeled  the bathroom, added pavers and rocks to the back yard, new gates.East Whittier is a hot area, because prices are distressed, but it's close to everything, good schools, crime level is low.Agents are contacting me like crazy to sell (could be the season), but I'd like to know if it's a good idea to sell for top dollar before the meltdown, or hold tight with our low-ish mortgage payment ($1,848)?

We did also contract out the granite countertops in the kitchen, but the cabinets, plumbing, flooring, drywall, lighting, paint, electrical, appliances, we did ourselves.

I just installed the Home Depot luxury vinyl planks in the kitchen and living room of a rental along with tile in the bathrooms and both look great.