Completing and selling this house was one of the biggest reliefs for us throughout our flipping journey. This house might just make the top of the list of most frustrating houses we’ve ever done. We bought this house at sheriff sale in Lawrence County…only to LATER find out that it was condemned because of a failed septic system. Admittedly, we put this house on the back burner for awhile because we had so much else going on at the time. However, we worked for over TWO YEARS trying to get a new septic installed. Figuring out how to get a new septic system installed was the number one most frustrating process we’ve ever been through. First, finding an installer to return a phone call took months. When we’d finally get a return call and start to make a plan, we would then be ghosted by said installer. That happened at least three times. It was a difficult situation due to the small lot size and I don’t think they wanted to deal with the headache. Leaving us stuck over and over again. Then, scheduling and waiting for the soil sample. Next came working with the Health Department and the installer to come up with a system that would work. Once we finally got that finalized, it took several more MONTHS waiting for the weather to cooperate so the system could be installed. I could go on and on…but I’ll stop there. It is DONE and I will be thankful for that.
This house is definitely an interesting one. The original house was a tiny little thing and then an addition was added (the long skinny part in the front). It had to be designed this way because of the small lot. However, I think we came up with an awesome new floor plan that makes for easy living and entertaining.
Somehow, I didn’t get “before” pictures. Josh sent contractors over there to demo it without realizing I didn’t have pictures yet…so I’ve only got a few after demo, but before renovation. We also rented this house for a period of time (having the septic tank pumped every few weeks) as you can see in the “after” pictures. See what you think of the transformation!
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LAUNRY ROOM AFTER:
What is now the laundry room used to be the kitchen.
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We added this bathroom as the house was only one bathroom when we bought it.
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If we look at the bright side…everything worked out in the end…maybe the way it was supposed to. Josh was working with a client whose wish list matched just about everything this house had to offer. She looked at several houses and just couldn’t find what she wanted. Josh eventually showed her this house once it was completed and she fell in love. I am so excited for her and her family to start the next chapter of their lives in their new home! 🙂
Our Flipping Lives 