Fayette Rehab – Completed Tornado House Flip

September 26, 2012 by 7 Comments

So here it is …. another installment of our Completed Rehab Series. This one is coming to you on location at 30 Fayette St in Springfield MA.

This little gem took a serious beating from the Tornado that rolled through Springfield last June.

Here is what it looked like:

30 Fayette St

 

 

Hampden Homebuyers did a complete overhaul of this home which included a new roof structure, new exterior sheathing and siding, new windows, new subfloors, new bamboo hardwood flooring, new kitchen, updated bathroom, new plumbing, new electric, new water heater, new garage door, new chimney, all new insulation and sheetrock and quite a few other things to boot.

 

Here is the finished home:

House Flip

30 Fayette St

Springfield Tornado House Complete

Completed House Flip

 

 

You can see all the before pictures of this house flip project here: 30 Fayette Before

 

 

Check out the video we did of some of the progress at the house:

 

 

 

Now here is a look at the completed project. We really opened up the space similar to our Ellendale Circle rehab. We ran Bamboo hardwood floors throughout the kitchen, dining and living room areas. We used cherry cabinets with Uba Tuba granite counters and a sleek stainless steel appliance package.

 

Tornado House Rehabbed

Open Kitchen

Kitchen

Living Room

Open Floor Plan

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Kitchen / Dining Area

Bathroom

Bedroom

Master Bedroom

Finished Basement

New Energy Efficient Geo Spring Water Heater

Another View of the Open Floor Plan

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So there it is, another amazing transformation by our team here at Hampden Homebuyers.

 

Make sure you check out those before pictures to see just how much we had to do to this property.

Also, in case you missed it, we were on CBS News for our work on this Tornado damaged house:

 

 

We are on a tear right now buying and selling like crazy. The market is great for investing so make sure you go out there and get yours!!

 

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Tonight on the Evening News – Hampden Homebuyers!!

January 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment

We made it on the news again for our great work flipping houses here in Springfield.

Last time we were on the news it was for the work we were doing on our historic home on Bowdoin St. This time it is for the renovation work we are doing on some of the tornado damaged properties here in Springfield.

The story aired on CBS 3 last week.

Check it out below:

 

This story came together pretty quick. CBS contacted us on Tuesday and we shot the story Friday afternoon. They edited it and it went on the air that evening for the 4:00PM and 6:00PM news. Samantha Lavien with CBS did a great job with the story!!

 

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Tornado House Update – Springfield House Flip

December 29, 2011 by 1 Comment

We’ve been banging away at the new tornado damaged house in Springfield.

Our guys were there all last week getting the demo done and prepping for the new roof to go on. We’ve got to completely rebuild the roof and we will be adding some new soffits and overhangs to the roofline.

Inside all the damaged sheetrock has been removed and we also pulled up all the damaged hardwoods.

We’ll be rearranging the floorplan a bit by removing the wall between the living room and kitchen/dining room area. We are also going to alter the current kitchen layout to make some more space and make the flow more functional.

Here’s some pics of the demo work:

 

Exterior

Living Room

Wall to be Removed Between Living Room and Kitchen

Master Bedroom Gutted

 

Dining Area

Living Room II

Kitchen

 

As we started taking up the hardwoods we found a lot of the subfloor underneath was bad, so we are going to be  replacing some large sections of subfloor also.

Well that’s all the updates for now. I’ll post some new pics as we get more exterior work done.

 

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House Flip Story – New Springfield Tornado Damaged House

December 21, 2011 by 4 Comments

We’ve bought another Tornado damaged house in Springfield. This one is a nice little ranch that took a beating from the tornadoes heavy winds.

The storm ripped the front of the roof clean off and knocked out some windows as well as ripping off some siding.

The roof was tarped but it was still leaking pretty bad so there is a good amount of water damage to the living room and two bedrooms.

We plan to gut out the kitchen and all the water damaged sheetrock and floors. On the exterior we’ll reframe and resupport all the walls and the new roof, install new windows, and do new siding.

The sellers of this house actually found us right here on our blog. They did a google search for “selling springfield tornado house” and my previous post about our other tornado house came up. Pretty Cool!

 

Here’s a look at the house:

Springfield Tornado house

Tornado Damaged House

 

Rear of House

Living Room

Living Room

Bedroom 1

 

Bedroom 2

Master Bedroom

Kitchen

Breezeway

Full Bath

 

And here’s a look at our neighbors house.

 

Neighbors House

Not much left but a fireplace and chimney!!!

 

We’ve started the demo on this one and the new roof should be going on.

 

We are working on lots of other projects as well. It’s full speed ahead, buying and selling like crazy!!!

 

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Buying and Selling – Springfield Tornado Damaged House

October 19, 2011 by 4 Comments

So, about a month back I wrote about the tornado damaged house in Springfield we are buying. This is a 4 bedroom 1 bath cape house located in a great Springfield neighborhood off Island Pond Rd.

The home sustained significant tornado damage…. mainly the huge oak tree in the backyard came crashing down on the right side of the house, going right through the roof and damaging the second and first floors of the house. The left side of the home where the kitchen and living room are remained untouched.

This particular neighborhood really took a direct hit from the tornado, with several of the neighboring properties having to be torn down. The good thing is everyone is rebuilding now. The houses that were torn down now have new foundations in the ground and brand new construction is being put up.

We are still actively looking to buy tornado damaged houses in Springfield, Wilbraham, West Springfield and surrounding towns.

Here are some pictures of the Springfield tornado damaged home we bought:

Springfield MA Tornado Damaged House

Tornado Damage House with our We Buy Houses Banner

Backside of the Tornado House

Neighborhood View

Tornado Damaged Neighborhood

Kitchen

Bathroom

 

Living Room

First Floor Bedrooms

Second Floor Bedroom where Tree Came Through

Second Floor Bedroom of Tornado Damage Home

Another View

 

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There’s a look at the latest tornado damaged house that we bought in Springfield…. ain’t she a beauty!!

Our original plan was to rehab the house by adding a full dormer off the back side of the roof, add a full bath and sell it. Then we decided to do a lighter rehab, keep it four bedrooms and rent it to college students from the nearby Western New England College or Springfield college.

We wanted to rent it to give some time for the neighborhood to get all fixed up before we turned around and retailed it.

Now our plans may have changed again….. we’ll see……

 

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New Short Sale Deal – Chicopee

August 29, 2011 by 4 Comments

Here is the new short sale property that we picked up in Chicopee.

This is a 4 bedroom 1.5 bath cape with around 1,400 square feet. It’s located in a great neighborhood in Chicopee filled with similar starter homes.

It’s actually in pretty good shape and we plan on doing just a light cosmetic rehab; a quick fluff and buff. The exterior will be powerwashed, we’ll remove the ugly awnings and clean up the yard and landscaping.

Inside we’ll remove all the carpeting and shine up the hardwoods. We’ll patch and paint all the walls and ceilings, add new light fixtures,new ceiling fans, new switch plates and outlet covers.

We’re going to keep the existing cabinets and vanities, we’ll just dress them up with a little brushed nickel hardware.

Once all this work is complete…. it should only take a few days…. we’ll blow it out at a nice below market price to move it fast

Here are the before pictures for your enjoyment.

Chicopee MA short sale

Short Sale Chicopee

Kitchen

Kitchen

Half Bath

Full Bath

Living Room with Nasty Carpet

Bedroom

Neon Green Bedroom!!!!

Basement

Rear of House with Dormer

There it is… the classic New England Cape.

It already has the dormer off the back which is great. It makes the second floor so much more functional. We’ve got big bedrooms and a full bath on the second level.

 

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In other news, we closed on our first tornado damaged house in Springfield.

Here it is:

Tornado damaged house Springfield MA

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A really big tree came down on the whole right hand side of this tornado damaged home and took out the roof and most of the second floor of the house. I guess this is why they tell you to get in the basement when there are tornado warnings. Fortunately the house was vacant when the tree came through the roof.

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We are working on buying a couple other tornado damaged houses in Springfield and Wilbraham.  The tornado damaged houses should be some pretty interesting projects so I’ll keep you updated on these.

Well that’s it for now.

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