Comments on: Why I hate ‘flipping’ http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/posts/why-i-hate-flipping/ Renovating a 1920s bungalow and a cottage in Rockford, IL Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:38:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: shawn http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/posts/why-i-hate-flipping/comment-page-1/#comment-11244 shawn Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:25:05 +0000 http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/posts/why-i-hate-flipping/#comment-11244 Lara - I did indeed mean vinyl. I know the difference, but I am so used to hearing vinyl referred to as lino, that I didn't even think twice about that. Thanks for mentioning that - it's definitely a helpful reminder. Lara – I did indeed mean vinyl. I know the difference, but I am so used to hearing vinyl referred to as lino, that I didn’t even think twice about that. Thanks for mentioning that – it’s definitely a helpful reminder.

]]> By: Lara http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/posts/why-i-hate-flipping/comment-page-1/#comment-11237 Lara Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:09:27 +0000 http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/posts/why-i-hate-flipping/#comment-11237 Good for you! It pains me to see hundreds of our town's neat old homes all run down and falling apart, but worse still is when people buy them and "rape" them (vinyl siding & windows, cheapo cabinets & bathroom fixtures, etc) for a profit. By the by (I don't actually say that in real life! LOL), linoleum is NOT a cheap product and is actually quite period-appropriate. VINYL, on the other hand, is quite the opposite, and probably what you were referring to. Common mistake! Good for you! It pains me to see hundreds of our town’s neat old homes all run down and falling apart, but worse still is when people buy them and “rape” them (vinyl siding & windows, cheapo cabinets & bathroom fixtures, etc) for a profit.

By the by (I don’t actually say that in real life! LOL), linoleum is NOT a cheap product and is actually quite period-appropriate. VINYL, on the other hand, is quite the opposite, and probably what you were referring to. Common mistake!

]]> By: shawn http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/posts/why-i-hate-flipping/comment-page-1/#comment-11203 shawn Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:08:52 +0000 http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/posts/why-i-hate-flipping/#comment-11203 One of the things that I meant to mention was that as a helpful guideline as we go, we're doing everything as we would if it were going to be our house (which is still a possibility). I don't ever want to run into the dilemma of thinking about moving into a place we fix up and thinking 'oh if I knew we were going to live here, I would've done that differently/better/etc.". One other thing I've learned is that it's all about the details. It's something I know from experience in design, but I've seen firsthand how details will make or break the sale of a house. Especially if someone knows that a house has been renovated, if attention was paid to the smallest visible details, it will speak volumes about the quality of the work that is unseen. Anyway, thanks all for the encouraging comments - glad to know I'm not the only one that feels this way about typical house flipping. One of the things that I meant to mention was that as a helpful guideline as we go, we’re doing everything as we would if it were going to be our house (which is still a possibility). I don’t ever want to run into the dilemma of thinking about moving into a place we fix up and thinking ‘oh if I knew we were going to live here, I would’ve done that differently/better/etc.”.

One other thing I’ve learned is that it’s all about the details. It’s something I know from experience in design, but I’ve seen firsthand how details will make or break the sale of a house. Especially if someone knows that a house has been renovated, if attention was paid to the smallest visible details, it will speak volumes about the quality of the work that is unseen.

Anyway, thanks all for the encouraging comments – glad to know I’m not the only one that feels this way about typical house flipping.

]]> By: Patricia in Jackson http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/posts/why-i-hate-flipping/comment-page-1/#comment-11200 Patricia in Jackson Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:25:15 +0000 http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/posts/why-i-hate-flipping/#comment-11200 I don't think it would be cheaper to build new, but I do think it's easier for flippers because they don't want to have to sweat the details and they don't have the time. When the ispector went through my house he suggested I gut it, throw away the hot water heat, you name it. I was disgusted. It turns out the walls were falling down under the paneling (the house had been relocated and the walls didn't take the move well). So they have been ripped out and will be replaced with drywall but get rid of my hot water heat? Heck no! I don’t think it would be cheaper to build new, but I do think it’s easier for flippers because they don’t want to have to sweat the details and they don’t have the time.

When the ispector went through my house he suggested I gut it, throw away the hot water heat, you name it. I was disgusted. It turns out the walls were falling down under the paneling (the house had been relocated and the walls didn’t take the move well). So they have been ripped out and will be replaced with drywall but get rid of my hot water heat? Heck no!

]]> By: Nate http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/posts/why-i-hate-flipping/comment-page-1/#comment-11199 Nate Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:23:41 +0000 http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/posts/why-i-hate-flipping/#comment-11199 I AGREE 100%!! The house I'm working on is a house I plan to fix up and sell for profit, but I refuse to comprimise the historic character of the house. I have always wanted to invest in real estate to buy, fix, sell, and make money... but never 'flip' in the traditional sense. I'd rather cut a couple K off the bottom line and preserve the craft and history of a bygone era. I think the lost profit in wallet shows up in the heart! (too sappy?) I AGREE 100%!! The house I’m working on is a house I plan to fix up and sell for profit, but I refuse to comprimise the historic character of the house. I have always wanted to invest in real estate to buy, fix, sell, and make money… but never ‘flip’ in the traditional sense. I’d rather cut a couple K off the bottom line and preserve the craft and history of a bygone era. I think the lost profit in wallet shows up in the heart! (too sappy?)

]]> By: Muskego Jeff http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/posts/why-i-hate-flipping/comment-page-1/#comment-11198 Muskego Jeff Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:03:07 +0000 http://www.ourhomerenovation.com/posts/why-i-hate-flipping/#comment-11198 Glad to see there is somebody out there who cares about the house as much as the potential profit. Houses with character are getting to be few and far between and it's nice to see them made "new" again but with their original charm still in place. On that same note, one of the many "flipping" shows recently aired an episode where the donkey running the project said he didn't care if the work he did lasted, as he wasn't going to live there. His work was horrible and he treated his contractors like trash. Unfortunately, he sold the place for a profit and said he was going to do it again. Greeeaaaat. Glad to see there is somebody out there who cares about the house as much as the potential profit. Houses with character are getting to be few and far between and it’s nice to see them made “new” again but with their original charm still in place.

On that same note, one of the many “flipping” shows recently aired an episode where the donkey running the project said he didn’t care if the work he did lasted, as he wasn’t going to live there. His work was horrible and he treated his contractors like trash. Unfortunately, he sold the place for a profit and said he was going to do it again. Greeeaaaat.

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