But, let’s first look at some befores, for some satisfaction…

This space was graced with some brown linoleum floors and small dark wood trim. Other than that (and a bunch of bi-pass doors that did not slide properly) this room was a blank slate. It connected the family room to the basement, garage, and half bath, so this is a very important thoroughfare. And it housed the laundry hookups. So this is a very hardworking and significant room, in my humble opinion.

First things first, the linoleum had to go… Now I don’t know if you’ve ever removed linoleum before, but it can be a major pain to say the least. Basically the top, plasticky layer peels off without too much crazy effort. But, then you are stuck with the adhesive layer below it. And this stuff can be next to impossible to remove.

I hesitate to even share this with you all, but after trying a variety of methods, we settled on the heat method… AKA the blow torch. I won’t say the fire alarm never went off, and I won’t say that the trim never caught on fire… Basically, Jake would blow torch the area and I would take a metal ice scraper and scrape the (sometimes ignited) linoleum adhesive off the floor.

All in all, this was not the smartest home renovation project we’ve ever done. And in retrospect, why did we need to remove the adhesive??? We definitely should have just tiled over it and saved ourselves the sweaty, stressful nightmare that it was. Oh well, you live and learn.

Finally, with all the linoleum removed. It was time to begin tiling!!! This was by and far the single most time consuming project we did on this flip house. Tiling is a lot of work! It’s not necessarily super hard… but it is tricky, especially if you’re going for quality craftsmanship.

As I shared in the mudroom design plans, my vision for this space included a classic checkered tile floor. I was really hoping to get a marble look, but also knew full well that I was definitely not going to fit real marble in the budget (this is a flip after all). The space was pretty large and so I set out to find a line of tiles that were larger than 12″ x 12″ and that had a white and gray marble look tile.

It was important for me that they both came from the same line because that is the easiest way to ensure that they will fit together. Many tiles are different depths, or have different finished edges, or more or less shiny finishes. After a bit of searching, I honed in on the MSI Porcelain Alicante Tile in Bianco and Grigio.

Now, sadly I don’t think this tile is available any more at Home Depot right now… But fear not, I have rounded up some other beautiful options that are very similar and great prices:

EMSER tiles from Home Depot
You should be able to mix and match any of these since they are the same brand, and finish. There are a variety of options in the 18″ and 24″ sizes.

• Potenza Dove 17.72 in. x 17.72 in. Matte Porcelain Stone Look Tile
• Sandstorm Kalahari Matte 17.72 in. x 17.72 in. Porcelain Tile
• Realm Ii Nation 17.72 in. x 17.72 in. Matte Porcelain Stone Look Tile
• Contessa Dama Matte 17.72 in. x 17.72 in. Porcelain Tile
• Contessa Oro 17.72 in. x 17.72 in. Matte Marble Look Porcelain

• Sterlina Gray 23.62 in. x 23.62 in. Matte Marble Look Porcelain Tile
• Sterlina White 23.62 in. x 23.62 in. Matte Marble Look Porcelain Tile
• Sterlina Asphalt 23.62 in. x 23.62 in. Matte Marble Look Porcelain Tile
• Contessa Oro 23.82 in. x 23.82 in. Matte Marble Look Porcelain Tile
• Contessa Dama 23.82 in. x 23.82 in. Matte Marble Look Porcelain

For even more tile options and a deeper look into designing marble-like checkered tile floors, check out my in depth post on the subject.

As I said earlier, tiling this 300 square foot mudroom was no joke! It took us nearly 2 weeks to complete. We started by layout out the tile. Doing a diamond pattern is a little different than when the tiles are square to the walls. We started in the middle so that the tiles would be centered and worked our way out from there.

This is considered large format tile, so we used mapei’s mortar that was specifically formulated for LFT (larg format tile). The one thing we didn’t do, that wouldn’t made our lives easier, was use a tile leveling system. In more recent projects using large tiles, we’ve utilized the tile leveling systems and found them very helpful in getting a quality tile job.

We decided on a 1/16″ grout line, and I think it was a great choice! It can be scary to do a small grout joint if you are worried the tiles won’t line up right or the floor is not completely level. But in this case, the tiles looked great and we didn’t have any issues with the small grout lines.

And we used my absolute favorite grout. Seriously, never use any other kind… other grouts are inferior. We matched the grout color to the gray tiles, since white grout in a mudroom is probably a bad idea. I love Mapei’s grout because it is so easy to work with, unlike the sanded grouts I’ve tried from Home Depot and Menards. And, it has excellent color consistency which is SUPER important. I’ve used grout before that changes color based on how much water you mix in and each batch is slightly different. Needless to say, that is not a good look.

Once the floors were finally completed, it was painting time! Our painters painted everything in the color SW Greek Villa. And the doors got done in SW Agreeable Gray. In this house, the trim was all very small and wimpy looking. But, it was still in decent shape. So, we made the decision to keep it, and paint it the same color as the walls in order that it would blend in. I think it created a more minimalist modern vibe that worked in the style of the house.

One design element that did not stay from the original plans was the laundry area buildout. I was hoping to install a counter over the washer and dryer and kind of make them look built in to the sink cabinet. But, after going back and forth on it, we decided not to buy the washer and dryer and let the future homeowners pick that out themselves. In retrospect, we’re not sure we would do that again, as the buyers used the fact that there was no washer/dryer as a negotiation tactic. But you live and you learn!

We did install this very beautiful stainless sink. I am in love with how the legs are separate from the sink bowl and support it so elegantly! I might be a little jealous that they get this laundry sink…

And the final touch, to really make this mud/laundry room shine, we added a shaker peg rail that wrapped around the whole room, as well as the adjoining half bath. To create this shaker peg rail look, we installed primed pine 1×3 wood pieces to the wall. Then we drilled holes and installed these shaker pegs with a bit of wood glue. Although I had considered painting the shaker pegs the same color as the wall and rails, the natural wood tone added a nice warmth that the room was lacking. So we opted to leave them in their natural state.

And now, for the moment you’ve all been waiting for… the after pictures!!!! In the end, this room just needed a new floor, sink, some paint, storage wall, and a little fix-up job on the doors. And that is enough to completely transform a space from bleh and dingy to bright and classically beautiful. I even got to use our shaker style entry bench to stage the mudroom.

I hope you enjoyed seeing the progression of this combo mudroom laundry room! I have been enjoying seeing all the ways others have been incorporating checkerboard tiled floors into their designs. One thing I did notice after we completed this project, was that the gray tiles are much more forgiving in a mudroom than the white tiles. So, I’m probably never going to do white tiles on the floor in my own home. We are just way too messy!!

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Possibly the biggest functional improvement we did at the Fischer Flip was to nearly double the size of the master bath. When we bought the house, the master bath consisted of a tub and barely enough room for a pedestal and toilet.

You walked through a hallway with closets on either side to get into the bath. Since the master already had 2 closets, we decided to remove one of the bathroom closets so we could add a double vanity and make the entire hallway and bath, one decent sized space. This change alone transformed the space and allowed room for a double vanity plus linen cabinet.

After reframing and drywall the space once the closet was removed, we used subway tile to tile the shower enclosure and back wall of the bathroom. My thinking was that this tile wall would be the first thing you see when you look in. Tiling walls is time consuming and adds cost to a flip bathroom, but if you’re going to do it, might as well maximize where is going for the most impact.

For the flooring I went with a light gray marble look tile in 6×6 by Bedrosians. They were a clearance find, so I don’t have the source to share. But I really enjoyed using these tiles. It can be difficult to find tiles in anything but the standard sizes. And I feel that the standard sizes are just so overused. The 6×6 in stacked pattern felt different but also a tad retro, which I love!

One of my first purchases for the Fischer flip was this double vanity from Home Depot. The deep gray color really appealed to me and I liked how it was a unique take on a furniture style vanity.

The legs are higher than most vanities giving more visual space below (and admittedly less storage). Also, there were doors under the sink basins, which is really helpful for install. Drawers can run into the plumbing and cause expensive problems quickly.

I try to always swap out the knobs and pulls on vanities because it’s an easy and cheap way to make the vanity look custom and high end. Here I used the Liberty gold riveted knob and pull from Home Depot and they are the perfect mix of gold and black to tie together those tones throughout the bath.

We used the same bathroom faucets throughout the house in different finishes, here the Bathroom faucets are in brushed gold. The marble vanity top is from Menards, where I almost always get my vanity tops.

I waffled over what mirror should go in here and barely bought one in time to list the house! But in the end, I went with one mirror to span both sinks with a white-washed oak frame. I’m so happy with the quality and it truly adds another element of texture to this room of tile, gray, black and gold.

Installing frameless shower doors was a new endeavor for us… and it was not without trials!! We quickly found out that the framing wasn’t quite in the right location to support the hinges of the shower door. So, we had to add extra blocking, but eventually we got these doors safely secured. They are actually frameless, even though they look like steel framed shower doors. I like that this allows for easier cleaning.

To keep true to our brass theme in this house, I chose the Kohler Brass Shower Head and Handle as the pretty jewels of this shower. I love the punch of warmth they add to this black and white shower space! You can also see my little marble shower shelves I tiled in for storage. These are so cute and affordable from Floor and Decor!

We actually went through two iterations of lights in this bathroom. The first ones I ordered on amazon were cute but didn’t sit flush against the wall, and overall they just felt like low quality. That’s always a hard thing when you are ordering on Amazin, judging the quality of an item.

But, I think we got it right the second time with these Vanity Lights. Plus I love that they tie in three elements: glass, black and gold! They even come with the Edison bulbs included which made my life easier

In the end we still had a decent amount of space between the double vanity and the toilet. And since we had removed a closet, we decided to add a bit of storage back into the space via a linen cabinet.

I originally had my heart set on the IKEA Milsbo, but we installed this so last minute and it was out of stock at our IKEA. So were my second and third choices… but we were able to snag this Brimnes cabinet and it is beautiful and works just fine!

Sources
Dark gray double vanity
Liberty gold riveted knob and pull
Bathroom faucets
White-washed Oak Vanity Mirror
Frameless Glass Shower Door
Linen Cabinet
Vanity Lights
Paint color Sherwin Williams Greek Villa
Kohler Brass Shower Head and Handle

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Sometimes it’s the littlest rooms that pack the biggest punch. At the Fischer Flip house, this certainly rings true of this adorable half bath. We spent the last half of 2020 completely renovating this home. Now that it’s officially under contract for sale, the one room I’ll be saddest to let go is the sweet powder room off of an equally epic mudroom.

Let’s start out with a before photo and talk through this little half bath’s transformation….

There was actually a theme to the decorating in this home when we bought it: painting the same color on the walls and ceiling. I’m not entirely opposed to this idea… But it was just not working in this space.

We ultimately removed everything and painted the walls and trim in Sherwin Williams Greek Villa. This really helped brighten things up and presented a blank canvas for the bath.

The half bath was a part of the massive mud / laundry room and I had opted for a gray and white marble-look checkered floor tile. This naturally carried through to the half bath and helped keep it looking cohesive.

Laying this tile truly felt like a never ending task. We are just not very fast tilers, and there was 300 square feet to cover! Our biggest tile job yet. You would think that 18″ tiles would go down fast since they are so big, but there is just much less margin for error with big tiles.

The tile was an online order from Home Depot and we used the MSI Porcelain Alicante Tile in Bianco and Grigio. And we used a 1/16″ grout line. I matched the grout color to the gray tile so the seams would be less noticeable.

Picking out vanities has always been a struggle for me. I’m just so torn by look, price, and quality. It feels impossible to get all three. And then there is function… Functionally I prefer drawers, as I’m guessing do most people. But for ease of install, doors are hands down the winner. If the drawers get in the way of plumbing, you can run into headaches real fast.

In an effort to balance all of these things, I opted for this gray furniture style vanity base on Wayfair. I felt like it was a good compromise with the doors for plumbing clearance and a drawer at the bottom for easier storage. I did initially panic that the plumbing was too low and would go into the drawer space, but thankfully that didn’t end up being the case.

The vanity comes with stainless steel knobs, but I ended up replacing them with these unlacquered brass knobs that matched the kitchen hardware. I find that swapping out hardware on big box vanities helps them look more custom.

I usually buy my marble vanity tops from Menards because they seem to have the best prices. For the Fischer Flip we used the same bathroom faucets throughout the home in different finishes. In the half bath and master we chose burnished brass to match all the other brass finishes. These faucets seemed to be great quality, they had a very strong flow though!

Perhaps my favorite piece of this bathroom was a Habitat for Humanity Restore find: an unlacquered brass articulating wall sconce for just $40. I had to seriously talk myself out of keeping this for our home… but I just knew it was perfect for this space. Here is a very similar one.

This inspiration photo I saw on Pinterest has left me dying to do a side mounted arm sconce in a bathroom. We almost went for it in our basement bathroom, but I chickened out last minute and had the electrician install the box in the traditional place above the mirror. The half bath in this flip house actually was already wired with a side sconce. And so with no wires to move, it was the perfect candidate!

The final element of this half bath design came together at the very end in the form of shaker peg rail. This is another design element I’ve been dreaming of trying, and it just felt right in this mudroom space. In keeping with the flow of incorporating the half bath design with the mudroom, we carried the shaker peg rails in.

And to really bring the design home, I wanted to hang the bathroom mirror on the shaker pegs. Not gonna lie… I bought and returned two mirrors before settling on the final option. I love ordering from Home Depot because they make returns so easy.

We bought the shaker pegs off Amazon and left them in their natural wood state to bring some warmth. Otherwise these walls are a whole lot of white.

Well there you have it, the design and evolution of quite possibly my favorite room in the Fischer Flip. If you missed the after picture of the whole house make sure to check them out here. Also, the lovely before photos are always fun to gawk at.

It feels surreal to have our third flip house in the books! But also, so empowering. During the Fanchon Flip, our goal was to figure out if flipping was a possibility for us. This flip was about whether or not it is repeatable. And I’m happy to share that it is, and we will.

Sources
MSI Porcelain Alicante Tile in Bianco and Grigio
Wall paint Sherwin Williams Greek Villa
Gray furniture style vanity base
Unlacquered brass knobs
Bathroom faucets
Round Hanging Mirror
Shaker pegs
Similar Sconce

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But here we are January of 2021, and this home is listed and ready to become a very special place to next owners. Without further ado… please peruse these lovely images (courtesy of my phone camera) and enjoy the transformation!

Don’t miss the before pictures to truly appreciate the transformation! I’m hoping to break each space down in future posts and go into sources and design process. There was so much we learned through flipping this house. I’ve been so bad about documenting it all here, but I’m hoping to be sharing more here very soon!

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Le’ts start with some before pictures so you can get an understanding of the space…

The mudrooom is right off the the living room, and near the entry way. It is a whopping 250 square feet and includes: a laundry area, half bath, 2 coat closets, garage access, basement access, and exterior access. Is there anything this space doesn’t have?!? When we first saw this house, I was enamored with this room and I truly believe it will be a major selling feature of this house.

When something is going to be a selling feature, it’s worth the time, money, and effort to really make it shine. I knew I wanted to do some time of tonal trim around the whole room and incorporate shaker pegs for practical and beautiful storage.

This inspiration mudroom space always gets me with it’s rustic beauty!! And I wanted to do a similar treatment with trim painted the same color as the trim, doors, and windows with shaker pegs.

I love modeling things in sketchup to get a better idea of the design and iron out details. So I started out with the below design. I want to incorporate some builtin boxes for the washer and dryer and have some double shaker pegs on the one wall, and a bench next to the garage.

I actually already know what bench I’m going to stage this space with!! A few months ago I found the most beautiful shaker-style entry bench on FB Marketplace for our home. It will go so beautifully here and I love that I can stay true to a shaker look in here. (Let’s see how far I can take the shaker theme!!)

So, I had been trying to decide exactly what trimwork we would do on the wall, board and batten, like this room?

Or a simple beadboard, or vertical panelling would be pretty….

But I knew that both of those options would be very labor intensive… doable though. In flipping, your goal is to shorten the time you hold the house, and the more complicated things are, the longer they take. I was trying to brainstorm a simpler solution to get the same effect when I came upon these (traditional Shaker) pictures:

It all became clear! We will do this shaker style peg rail with a chair rail below for a beautiful, historic look that will take MUCH less effort. My plan is paint the trim, doors, and windows in SW Agreeable Gray for a subtle tonal look.

With that aspect of the design figured out, I moved onto the flooring… Jake requested large tiles for speed of install. I looked through quite a few options trying to find a cheap ( <$3/sq ft ) tile that looked like stone. There were some definite options. But at the same time, I had become obsessed with the marble checkered floor and was considering the look for the master bathroom.

The more I saw pictures of the check flooring idea, the more I knew that I wanted to do it in the mudroom. There are infinite examples to show you. Chris Loves Julia just did a spectacular version of this in their dining room. And here are a few inspiration photos I adore…

This image is by the magnificent Ham Interiors and I could include every photo of this home in my all time favorite designs. But, I especially loved seeing the trimwork in the color I am thinking. Also, I noted, the matte tile, and larger size.

Here is another home where you see a gray and white checkered diagonal floor with the soft greige trimwork.

And of course this is why it is such a lovely idea for a mudroom. I love the two floors meeting and the peek a boo effect of this beautiful tile.

I went on a search for the perfect checkerboard tiles with a few criteria in mind:

• Less than $3 a square foot (it’s a large space so budget really counts!)
• Matte tile
• Larger tiles (preferably 18″)
• Porcelain tile that had a white marble option and a gray marble option (preferably with veining)

It was tricky to pick these out, and it’s tough to go off on online pictures that may not be accurate. I first found the Urban tiles at Bedrosians and fell in love… but sadly they were over budget.

After hours of searching online, I came across these MSI Alicante tiles at Home Depot. They met all my criteria! Plus, I like shopping at HD because their return policy makes me feel safe. I ordered the Bianco and the Grigio.

We have a good chunk of the floor now laid and I have to say, I am very pleased! These have been great tiles so far, they didn’t come with any broken and they seem to be good quality.

One thing I didn’t anticipate was the tile waste that occurs when you lay the tile diagonally. Because both ends of the room end up needing over half the tile of either color, you end up with significant waste. And I think we will be short on tile and need to order more…

And on to the final design decision for this space (not including the half bath, which I’ll go into in another post): the laundry area.

I knew a few things: I wanted to add a countertop for folding. Also, it was important to have some side panels and built-ins for the laundry appliances since guests would be walking past them to use the bathroom.

I was up in the air about the sink cabinet mainly. I was feeling uninspired, and trying to deal with the issue that most cabinets are 36″ tall while laundry machines are 40″. Do I do two-levels of countertop? I don’t know… until I saw this picture and it all became clear.

If I do a stainless steel sink, it’s its own separate unit and my countertop problem goes away. Plus, it’s very utilitarian yet classy. So I plan to pretty much replicate this look with a wood countertop and panels for the appliances and a stainless utility sink.

There are still a few things I need to nail down, like what height will the peg rails be, will I do shelves above the utility sink etc. But overall I feel very excited about the direction of this space and am hopeful it will make some future homeowners very happy!

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Overall, the house was in very good condition, but needs some cosmetic help. From the outside, you can see that it is a nice secluded-feeling lot with lots of vegetation. The mansard style roof kinda threw me off at first… but it’s really growing on me.

We are going to freshen up the outside with a new paint color that will make it more modern and hopefully complement the metal shingled roof. I’ve played around with a few options and I’ll have to show you all what I’m thinking design-wise in another post.

The entry is tucked away in this little nook. What color should the front door be? Something fun, right?? This area will need some landscaping and a better walkway put in, hopefully we can make it feel like a feature and not a creepy entrance.

As you walk in you are greeted by a hallway with living spaces directly to your right and left. If you go straight through the entry hall it leads to the kitchen. I’m going to take you around the house from left to right…

Directly to the left of the entry is this nice-sized living room. There is not a lot to be done in this space other than paint and flooring. We’ll be painting all the doors, windows, and trim a shade of white. And I’m thinking can lights would be a nice touch in here.

Welcome to the dining room… I am actually so stoked that there are sconce lights in here!! It’s something we probably wouldn’t pay to add, but will bring so much extra character to the final space! Once we replace them, of course, and say goodbye to the faux wall finish…

To the right of the dining area is the kitchen. Guys, this kitchen is massive! It’s truly already a great space… no rearranging needed. We will likely open up the dining room doorway a bit, and that is it. We’ll have a fridge and built in pantry on the left side. The range will be on the dining room wall and we’ll incorporate a large island down the middle.

I’m truly so excited for this kitchen, I think it will make the house sing. Hopefully it will be one of the elements that pushes the house up into that higher sales bracket

Next to the kitchen is an eat-in nook and an office. We’ll be keeping the eat-in area as is and then doing a french door into the office so it feels more incorporated with the space yet still private. In the time of Covid and widespread work-from-home, we’re hoping this office will be a huge bonus to buyers!!

Continuing around we have this second living area. It has some nice glass patio doors, a fun fireplace, and some funky stairs. I’m excited to let this fireplace shine, I don’t plan to do much to it but give it a clean. The stairs, on the other hand, need some help to be safe and functional. Don’t worry, I plan to still honor the floating style, just add some features to make it feel much more kid-safe.

Possibly the coolest feature of this house… right of the living are and to the right of the entry there is this MASSIVE mud room / laundry room. It has washer/dryer hook ups, closets, and a half bath. And from this room you can get to the back yard, basement, and garage. I have some big plans to make this a really special space and another one of those “must-buy” features for the future home-owners.

Upstairs there is a long hallway that connects 5 bedrooms and a hall bath. As you can already tell, I think the previous homeowners liked bold colors. This hallway is purple everywhere and has some crazy track lights going on….

First door to the right is the master bedroom. It feels dark and cave-like with the purple ceilings, but some white paint should help a lot. We are planning to do a carpet upstairs. Mainly because we believe that lots of people still like carpet in the bedrooms, it’s simpler, and it’s makes the second story a lot quieter. Weigh in below, what is your preference? Are you team #woodfloornomatter what? Or are you ok with new carpeting in the bedroom areas?

The master has two closets in the room and then another two through this hallway to the en-suite bath. Ideally there would be a walk-in closet in a house of this size, but we feel it’s more important to expand the foot print of this bathroom.

So, we will be losing the left closet area for a larger vanity and keeping the right closet. That still leaves three closet spaces in the master, so I’m hoping that’s good enough.

Next we have several bedrooms, with some very interesting wall treatments…. These will need a lot of drywall help I think.

This hall bath actually already has some good bones. We’ll be keeping the marble floors, jetted tub and marble tile surround. And thankfully that glass block wall hiding the toilet will be gone! Also, can we just talk about this vanity?! I have personally never seen anything like it. It’s not staying because #weird. But I’m hoping to make some good money selling it on marketplace! The mirror, I’m torn on, It’s very good quality and not too ugly. So, I feel like we should keep it and just replace the vanity. But the lights weird me out a bit. They are very fluorescent.

And finally there is the third full bath in the last bedroom. This one has some very unfortunate wall texture that will likely cause us to have to re-drywall the space. Also, check out this glass block shower with led lighting strips!! There is definitely no lack of creativity in this home….

And now heading outside…. The back yard feels very quiet and secluded. It’s fenced and has this impressive deck. The landscaping needs some help, but let’s be real, this is nothing compared to our current home….

Alright that’s it for now! I’ll be back soon to share some of the story on how we came to buy it and then some design plans.

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Last year we bought our first non-live-in flip, the Fanchon Flip. I share bits and pieces here on the blog and some behind the scenes footage on instagram. But, to be honest, my main focus was surviving in that season. Jake and I were both working full time jobs and working on this flip on our evenings and weekends while still attempting to live somewhat balanced lives. The Fanchon house showed us that we could do it, flipping is really possible. This one, will show us if it’s repeatable.

A few things are different this time around…

Firstly, I left my accounting job in April (I know, quite interesting timing to leave your job during quarantine), and got my real estate license. So, I will have much more time to commit to this flip house. The hope is that my extra time will help us achieve a little bit more balanced of a lifestyle as we flip this next home.

Next, I want to share our journey during this flip. I want to take you along for the ride. To see what each day in a flip-renovation is like, and talk to you candidly about our strategies, fears, failures, and successes.

What does that look like?

Well, I do plan on blogging more frequently. But, I also want to take you along live via video so you can see the raw unfiltered goings-on. If you are interested in following along with me on this journey, I encourage you to follow me on instagram, (or on my facebook page). That’s where I’ll be putting up daily content, tips & tricks, some how-to’s, and just general flip-life stuff.

Do you know people who are always saying they’d love to get into flipping? I hear this a LOT from people. If so, would you share this with them? Following along on a real live flip project is a great way to dip your toes in and see if it’s something you’d actually like to do. Plus, you can learn from all our mistakes!

Now, a little bit about this next project….

The Fisher Flip

This house is ginormous… and that makes us quake in our boots just a little bit. It’s 3000 square feet with 5 beds and 3.5 baths (and a first floor office on top of all that). There is a LOT of house to flip.

But, it was built in the 1970’s and honestly has impeccable bones. Yeah, you can always update electric, plumbing, foundations in old homes… but the risk factor is tenfold. That’s why we prefer to keep it in the post 1960 range for now.

The home is only 5 minutes from our house!! Which is a huge bonus. It’s on a nice, quiet dead-end street, blocks from our cute little downtown area. The strangest thing about the home (besides the previous owners finishing selections), is the Mansard style roof.

I felt very unsure about this roof style at first, but it’s growing on me! A Mansard roof is essentially where the roof line extends down below the second story on all sides. If it only extends down on two sides, its a gambrel-style roof (picture a barn). I think with a little paint, we can make this exterior shine!

I’ll be sharing all the before pictures next!!! Until then, don’t forget to follow on Insta!

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