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4315 Wyoming renovation complete and For Sale

The renovation of the 3 bed, 1.5 bath home at 4315 Wyoming (63116) is finally complete and is for sale at a new price of $132,500. This 1,332 square foot property, located in the Tower Grove South neighborhood of St. Louis, has been remodeled into a truly TurnKey property. That includes all the appliances you will need (even a washer More»

By | September 2, 2011

3969 Humphrey COMPLETED!

We ran into a few snags along the way, my contractor bailed on me with two weeks to go, and there was a nice little delay in getting the concrete countertops in, but my rehab project at 3969 Humphrey is finally complete. Its been about four months since the project started in July, but I More»

By | November 12, 2009

3969 Humphrey – Rehab almost complete

It’s been a little over two months since I last posted about my ongoing rehab project, but I am happy to say that it will be done in less than two weeks. Trim work is about halfway complete so it will mostly be odds and ends from here on out. More»

By | October 1, 2009

3969 Humphrey – My new rehab

Although my rehab project last summer was nearly the death of me (at least in terms of my social life), I am now underway on my next project. Thankfully, this time all the work is being subbed out Located in the the South Saint Louis neighborhood of Tower Grove South at 3969 Humphrey, this 1,000 More»

By | July 22, 2009

Connecticut rehab – Under contract

I am happy to say that my rehab project, which was my life for 5 months worth of weekends and evenings, is now under contract. I should mention that this is after only 5 days on the market. And this offer came in on Sunday so it was really about 3 days. I also had More»

By | October 14, 2008

4218 Connecticut Renovation: Before & After

When putting your own blood and sweat into a rehab project, at times you may find yourself questions why you took a project on in the first place. During the project, things can drag on for what seems like forever. But when the project is done and you can look back at the transformation you More»

By | October 13, 2008

Connecticut rehab – Finished

It’s over. It’s done. It might have been frustrating at times, but I couldn’t be happier with the final product. Now its time to move on to the next phase: selling this puppy. I think it should go over pretty well. I’m still getting all my marketing materials together, but it should be on the More»

By | October 7, 2008

Connecticut rehab – Final week

You might have noticed that I haven’t been posting about my rehab project much lately. Well its been a long (way longer than I hoped) road, but the completion of the project is looming. Less than a week away in fact. And boy will I be happy to be finished. More»

By | September 22, 2008

Connecticut rehab – Week 15

We’re now entering the home stretch of the project. And it couldn’t come any sooner. We’re looking good on our overall budget and profit margins, but things have taken longer than we hoped. We won’t be done in a week’s time, but the only thing left will be minor finishing projects. At least I finished More»

By | August 7, 2008

Connecticut rehab – Week 13

We have finally gone to the next phase of the process on the Connecticut rehab. The tile has been laid, the hardwoods have been refinished, the drywall is completely done, the front porch is coming around, both the front and rear doors have been replaced and all the utilities are done. Its finally starting to More»

By | July 23, 2008

Connecticut rehab – Week 7

It’s been over a month since I last posted about my rehab project. Not because things haven’t been progressing, but because I haven’t had time to post. Between work and this project, I’ve had my hands full. Despite the fact that I have done most of this work before, I’ve already learned a lot of More»

By | June 12, 2008

Connecticut rehab – Week 2

Another week goes by and it’s been more of the same: ripping stuff out. Both inside and outside, nothing but demo and breaking stuff. Thankfully, by this upcoming weekend we should finally be to the point where we have actually started to add to the building rather than just tear it apart. Demo is fun More»

By | May 5, 2008

Connecticut rehab underway

I’ve been a little irregular on posting this week because we finally closed on our rehab project on Connecticut Wednesday. It’s been nothing but work since and I wouldn’t have it any other way. This is a part-time project for me and I don’t plan on keeping up this feverish pace for the entire project, More»

By | April 26, 2008

Countdown to closing

Only four more days until we close on the single-family on Connecticut. I have arranged for the utilities to be switched over or turned on; the roof work, window replacement and hardwood refinishing have been setup; and I find myself growing impatient. I always look forward to closing deals (who doesn’t look forward to a More»

By | April 19, 2008

Before pictures of Connecticut

Connecticut Stairwell

Things are progressing nicely with my upcoming project. A few roof issues came up early in the week, but the seller took care of things to our satisfaction. The title work is complete, we have loan commitment and our line of credit for construction funds is in place. Other than meeting a few contractors at More»

By | April 11, 2008
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