We finally found our first fixer upper! This year has been full of change and moves. Back in February we moved from Mesa to Scottsdale and we moved again back in August. We were not expecting to move this quick but when you see a great opportunity, you go for it.
My husband, Kelly and I love Real Estate. We love driving neighborhoods and browsing all the Real Estate home apps. This summer we started looking for our next investment property such as a fixer upper to flip or next rental property. However, we found a neighborhood and gem of a townhouse that we could not stop thinking about. We wanted a home to fix up and enjoy for a few years before renting it out later. Not to mention the reality that we will soon be living in two cities. I had announced a couple months ago that Kelly matched into MIS/Bariatrics and will be relocating to Houston, Texas. His Fellowship starts August 2021, so I’ll be back in forth between Scottsdale and Houston. After his one year of fellowship training he plans to find a position in Scottsdale.
So back to the townhouse! Some benefits we love about this townhouse is that it’s a great lock and leave place. The square footage is maintainable, especially when Kelly moves away for fellowship. We really like that it doesn’t need that much exterior maintenance and the HOA takes care of the landscape. The architecture has all the pretty Spanish and Santa Barbara vibes that has always allured me. The interior has a great two story layout. Which honestly, I love two story homes.
After deciding this was such a great opportunity, we quickly reorganized our plans, re did our prequal letter and made an offer. The closing and move went by within a months time. We decided to renovate the house before moving in our furniture and belongings. I had the best intentions to document the renovations in real time, but everything moved so fast! Trying to find time to design for our own home was very difficult. It required early mornings and late evening planning and communication. The statement of designing for yourself is completely true!
Today we are still working on the renovations and are about 80% done. I’m looking forward that I get to take the time now to share more of the process, the material details, the mistakes and learning I made while working on my own renovation project. Most of the time you see all of our client projects. Therefore I can not release our sources or information since our clients paid us for that info. But since this is my own time and money, I will be glad to help give out advise and sources! I have been working with some of my favorite showrooms on this renovation. I’m excited and grateful that I get the opportunity to be sponsored by many companies.
Stay tuned as I continue to release instagram photos, stories and blog posts of the transformation. There will be photos and videos of the before, the progress and how it’s all coming together now in real time. It’s been all of the emotions during this process of doing this myself. However, when I say, myself, I just mean project managing, getting the quotes, scheduling the subs and communication. There are some areas where Kelly and I do some DIY demo. However this project is definitely not a follow along DIY project. As much as I love seeing how people do it themselves, I just didn’t have the time or patience! I have hired out all the help necessary. Overall the renovation has been really enjoyable and of course stressful but I’m ready to do it all again! Although, if you ask my Husband, you might get a different story! Haha.. Anyways, I guess I truly love what I do!
Lots more to share soon! Thanks for reading!
-S