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Two years and one month in the house. Bought at $268k, roughly $74k of work, basis call it $350k with closing costs. Comps are $470k. Married filing jointly, so the gain sits well…
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14 months into the current one. 1,100 sq ft bungalow, bought at $228k, about $41k in so far, and the remaining work is exterior and one bathroom. Comps say $340k finished. My wife…
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Been reading notes for a year and this is the first time the paper is mine, and of course it's the paper that's the problem. House is a 1,650 sq ft two story in a first ring subur…
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I've had a list going since January and one house keeps coming back around. 1974 ranch, 1,450 sq ft, three bed one and a half bath, listed at $289k and sitting 60 days. Original k…
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House is a 1,900 sq ft two story I bought 19 months ago for $312k with about $8k in closing costs. I've put $68k into it, receipts kept, mostly kitchen, two baths, windows, and a…
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Small punch-out and finish crew is what I've got, mostly working other people's projects. Eighteen months ago I bought a 1958 ranch, 1,750 square feet, in a decent school district…
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Run a service business, five years in, and I've spent those five years inside other people's renovations without ever owning one. Now there's a 1960s split level near my kids' sch…