Meet Grover

I hope you enjoy these weekly updates as I learn to navigate through the business of flipping houses.  Check out  posts about our last flip HERE. Flip #3 has officially commenced!

We closed on Grover just over a month ago when I was still finishing up with Frankie, so he got put on hold until I was ready to dig in.

WARNING: lots of pics of a dingy house ahead!

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Lucky for me, the exterior doesn't need a TON of attention.... new lamp post, new mailbox, cleaning up, etc.  The inside requires much more attention.  I swear it gets worse the further in the house you get.

Just inside the front door, you find the very red living room with the worst laminate floor in history.

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Why yes, that is door trim used as base board in half of the house.

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Bad paint jobs, dingy trim, foggy windows, and dated built-ins are the things flipping dreams are made of.

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Guess what wall I'm hoping to take down!  It is structural, so it'll take engineering and permits, but I think the results will be worth it for resale.

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Yes, that is another fake wood laminate.  Not the worst kitchen by far, but oh so dated.  JUST WAIT until you see what I turn it into.  The possibilities make me giddy.

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But it just keeps getting better.  On the way to the bedrooms and bath, you hit this lovely hallway.  Which has multiple layers of wallpaper.

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And then comes the bathroom.

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The bedrooms don't need a total overhaul, just a bit of love.

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I swear my camera wasn't broken- the colors in this house play tricks on your eyes.

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And in the basement there's a very strange room that I'm not quite sure what to make of....

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And last but not least..... the neon seafoam garage...

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I certainly have my work ahead of me with this house!