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Let’s get straight to the house flipping point…

 House flipping rule # 1 - Buy the smallest or ugliest house in the neighborhood. 

Being a house flipper means that you don’t mind the dirty work; or paying someone else to do it.  The main reason for this rule is based on future appraisal value.  The smallest house on the block has the biggest potential to be raised.  Once the rehab work is completed, it will appraise higher based on the new improvements, and the value of other houses on the block.  Conversely the largest house on the block is already carrying the weight of the market value.  Adding square footage for instance will not bring the same Return On Investment (ROI) as it would for smallest house.

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Toilets

Installing a water-saver flush kit in your toilet can save you thousands of liters of water per year. Replacing large-volume toilets with 6-litre-per-flush models saves at least 70 percent of the water used.

Showers

An energy-efficient shower head or flow controller conserves energy without affecting water pressure. A low-flow shower head saves as much as 60 percent of the water used by a conventional fixture.  Dripping taps can waste 9000 liters of hot water each year. Replace leaky washers and save the hot water for when you really need it!

I know it’s been a few days since my last post but I promise I have some really good tips coming soon including this one.  Considering my “negligence”, I’ll let you guys in on a secret that only the pros know about.  When I say pros I mean remodelers, rehabbers, developers, house flippers, investors and others who buy building materials frequently.  It’s called the home depot pro bid room. 

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