Introducing: the Fischer Flip

We have officially closed on our next venture, the Fischer Flip!!!

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!