Rehab #19 - Our Very Own

Whattayaknow?! We've finally moved and the place I called home for 7 years is now an INCOME PROPERTY (long time coming people)!

My husband purchased this home before we met so when we got married, I moved in with him. Even though it wasn't my dream home, we vowed to live there for SEVEN years so we could start a business. His plan worked, we have a successful holding company and our new home is absolutely beautiful.

For some reason, I lost the before pictures of our old, sorry. Luckily, we didn't have much to do to get it "rent ready'.

To Do List:

• Rip out all of the carpet (we have a cat and a dog) but we kept it clean :-)
• Touch up paint from where the furniture made marks on the walls
• Change my closet back into a bedroom (this girl had a lot of clothes, I'm just saying)
• Clean, clean and clean
• Clear out the basement *but leave the billiards table :-( it was too heavy*
• Pressure wash the exterior
• List it for rent

We didn't do any upgrades because it wasn't necessary. Enjoy the pics!!

Basement (yup, we left the billiards table)

Bedroom turned closet turned back to bedroom

See ... we had carpet throughout the house so it was nice to give our new tenants brand new wood floors. Until next time ...

Rehab #18 - HELLO 1998!!!

1998 was a great year but I don't want to remember it when I walk into a house, ummm no! Let's bring this town-home into the 21st century, at least :-). This was such a cute little property and the neighbors were very nice. So, it felt good to fix this up and we found a nice man that was retired from the military to rent it out. Enjoy the before and after pictures!

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Rehab #17 - Cozy Starter

Hey hey now!! We're still branching outside of Metro Atlanta and just happened to beat out a TON of people on this little starter town-home in Macon, GA. We were excited to see the close proximity to restaurants and shopping. This will be a great place for college roommates or a young couple looking for a place together.

The renovations on this property weren't substantial but it appears so when you see the finished product.. We decided to put new floors in all of the living spaces and tiled the bathrooms and laundry area. We change all of the light fixtures and put new door knobs on EVERY door. Instead of changing the vanities, we opted to only change out the sinks. Of course, throw a fresh coat of paint on any wall and you have transformed a room drastically. As you can see ... it doesn't take a lot of money to make a place go from drab to fab!

Enjoy the before and after pics!!!

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Rehab #16 - Another Two-Story Townhome

Here's the truth ... I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY wanted to finish the basement on this property but I lost that battle(sad face). Vyck, the husband, wanted to leave it unfinished so it could be used as storage. Wanna know what I think?

I think he wanted to do what was cost efficient! I wanted to do something fun, which would cost a little more money and give me bragging rights on finishing an awesome basement. Oh well ... here is what he did to SAVE MONEY.

Enjoy the pics and tell me what you think about the hubby's $10,000 budget.

Before: Taupe colored town-home on the right

After: Soft Blue

Before: Kitchen

After: Kitchen

Before: Living Room

After: Living Room 

Before: Hallway

After: Hallway

Before: Dirty Stairs

After: New carpet on stairs

Before: Guest Bathroom

After: Guest Bathroom

Master Bedroom

After: Master Bedroom

After: Master Bath

By the way, here's the unfinished basement. Uhhhh, I mean 'storage space'.

Being that we weren't in the market for a new property, I have to admit, he did a great job staying within his small budget. Thanks for viewing!! Until next time...