So I posted a semi-before video of the property at Ravenwood on Friday…. and now I’ve already got the after pictures for you to see. This renovation went real quick, and believe it or not it’s already sold and our new buyer has moved in.
We purchased this house as a short sale on January 21, 2010, had the renovation complete by February 12, and had our new buyer moving in on February 20th. That is lightning fast… but we did cheat a little bit. See ,we actually started working on the house about two weeks before we even owned it, a little risky, yes, but the rehab business is about taking risks. Also, we had been working with this buyer for a few months. She had wanted to buy our Plumtree Rd house and Lasalle St house but missed out on both those… so she was very determined not to miss this one. She saw Ravenwood before we were even done with the work and said she’d take it…. so it was an easy sale!!!
The house came out real nice… I’m not a huge fan of the color of the roof, but one half was brand new shingles (reddish brown color) and the other half of the roof needed to be replaced. So rather than tear off the brand new section we just matched what was there (the reddish brown shingle). My first choice is always a blackish grey shingle, this color looks awesome no matter what color the house is. The only time we really deviate from this is when we have to match an existing shingle… and honestly, I don’t know what some of these homeowners are thinking when they are choosing a roof color??? Shingle color is something I am very particular about, almost like a pet peeve, but I realize I am probably boring most of you so let’s get on with the pictures; (you can see the before pictures HERE)
Ravenwood St Springfield MA
Ravenwood St Front
So I just realized you can’t even really see the roof in these photos… just take my word for it.
Kitchen 1
Kitchen 2
Kitchen 3
Kitchen -- Again....
I took alot of pictures of the kitchen, I think it came out nice!! Check out the appliances, top of the line GE Profile… yes that is a Double Oven!! We went even more over the top on the Fridge….
GE Cafe Series French Door Fridge
If you look hard enough you can see the little GE symbol on the Fridge is Red… this is the Cafe series…. and supposedly it is a step up from the Profile Series… which means it’s a real bad-ass fridge, almost better than Electrolux!!! Plus it’s a French Door Fridge… so that makes it even more awesome.
Kitchen Looking in from Living Room
Living Room
Dining Area -- Nice 18x18 Tiles on the Floor
Living Room from Kitchen
Bathroom
Tiled Tub Surround with Glass Tile Border
Shower Panel w/ Glass Tile Inlay
We did the bathroom a little different here… We used a glass tile inlay and I think it looks real Sweet. You will see this in all our houses moving forward. Also we added one of those curved Hotel Shower Bars… a nice little upgrade.
Bedroom
Finished Basement
So, that’s about it for Ravenwood… In and Out in the blink of an eye, a real text-book flip. On to the next one!!
Hello Matthew the house looks great..too bad We couldn’t of stayed and have you flip it for us. I miss this house, but was extremely happy that someone else can enjoy in. Its a Great place, and your transformation of it was excellent. I just want to thank you for helping us in our hardship of selling the house fast, even when I had to leave before it was actually sold. I was impressed in the way you stayed in touch with me during the whole process and assured me that I didn’t have to worry. Its now 3yrs since you sold the house and now I will be coming back to you to buy one..Thank you so much. You are highly recommend by us.
Sonia and Rajin