Dumpsters, Bumper Stickers and Dogs

April 20, 2009 by 4 Comments

It was a fun weekend here in Massachusetts. Friday night I went to my good friends wedding, Saturday was beautiful and I got a chance to do some yard work around my house. Sunday I took a trip to Bessemer St to check out the progress. We’re three days into the work and so far it’s been nothing but yard work, clean out and demo. I have a feeling this house is gonna take 5 dumpsters. 

Speaking of  Dogs…. I said I would post pictures of the dogs in their cages… here it is!!!!!

Dead dog in Cage

Dog in Cage

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hahahahah, just kidding…. that’s my dog Teddy. He is a furry Pomeranian that likes to sleep upside down!!!
 
Ok, enough shenanigans, here are some photos from today….
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Breezeway After Cleanout

Breezeway After Cleanout

Kitchen after Cleanout and Demo

Kitchen after Cleanout and Demo

Wall being removed between Kitchen and Living Room

Wall being removed between Kitchen and Living Room

Bathroom after some Demo

Bathroom after some Demo

 
 
I’m looking forward to starting another exciting week. We’ll be getting contracts on a few short sales that should eventually turn into deals and we also should be closing on the fire damaged three family.
Peace Out**
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Busy Day

April 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Today was a busy day for us.

       I started off the morning by going over to our rehab on Hartford Terrace. Our contractor is just finishing up and he was looking for a final punch list. The Hartford Terrace house is a large 4 bed 1.5 bath colonial that is just over 2,200 square feet. We picked this house up via a short sale. Here are some of the photos I took today.

 

Hartford Terr Exterior

71 Hartford Terr

This is a view of the front. We did all new vinyl siding and replacement windows
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Here is the view looking into the kitchen from the dining room. We opened this wall up and added the breakfast bar.
 
 
 
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This is the main living room. It is very large and open. This house has alot of great wood work.
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This is the full bath located on the second floor. This was a complete gut. We added new tub, tile, vanity, lighting and shower panel.
Shower Panel
Shower Panel

 Here is a close up of the Shower Panel. It is a big hit with buyers (especially the women). It is european stlyle complete with rain shower head and body sprays. It looks very “space age”.

 

 

 

The hardwood floors will be refinished at this house on Friday, then it is ready to be cleaned, staged and put on the market!!  I will post some before and after photos when I get a chance.
We are still waiting to close on the Fire Damage Cape. There is a lien on the house that the sellers attorney has yet to clear up.  In the mean time we met one of our plumbers over there today to do a walk through and get his numbers. I will be lining up a whole slew of contractors to take through there over the next couple days, a few of which came from my Craigslist search I posted about yesterday. So far I’ve heard back from four of them… two seem very promising.
We had lunch at the new Golden Corral that just opened up in Springfield… the food is real good. I ate way too much, it’s 11:00 oclock at night and I’m still stuffed from lunch!!!
After lunch it was off to a small REIA Group that meets in Southwick. It was a pretty good turnout and I got a chance to do some good networking.
Now it’s about midnight and I’ve got to get ready for bed…
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