Flipping A Home
Real Estate Practice & Finance
By: Valerie Vega
Upsides of Buying a Fixer Upper
Save a lot of money
Build Equity
Homes are Cheaper
Decorate as you please
A Great & Fun
Experience
Things to Think About When Buying a
Fixer Upper
Buying a Fixer Upper is always a Risk
“May effect your relationship with your spouse”
Damage of Home may not be known until the papers
are signed
May be more than you can handle
The Fixer Upper
The home
was
purchased for
$186,000
Financed
4 bedroom
2 bath
1,439 sqft
Built 1942
When we first bought the home
Same Homes In The Area that Sold For
More
3 bed
2 bath
1,486 sqft
Built 1945
Sold for $265,000
No new plumbing
No new windows
No central heating
No laundry room
second bedroom
Laminate and linoleum floor