Here’s my latest flip. A standard 3 bed/1 bath ranch. THOUSANDS of these homes were built in the 60’s and 70’s. I LOVE remodeling them. SIMPLE, QUICK, and PROFITABLE!!!
Here’s a quick break down of the costs involved in this kitchen rehab. First let me start by saying I almost NEVER rip out the old kitchen cabinets. Most of these homes have “built in place” birch plywood kitchen cabinets. These things are built like TANKS. I simply remove the old doors, order new MDF raised panel doors from www.lakesidemoulding.com, then paint everything a creamy white, install new pulls and hinges…DONE!! Granite and tile contractors do the rest!!
Here’s the cost break down.
Tile… $1500 installed (includes materials)
Granite counter top w/ under
mount sink… $ 800 installed
Appliances (Stainless) $1000 (includes Frig and stove)
Whenever I can get
them CHEAP, I buy and STORE
them for later use.
Cabinets doors, hardware, paint $375
TOTAL…$3675 Done in 2 weeks!
Here’s the before and after pics…
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In this market really KILLING the remodel of these kitchens SELLS THESE HOMES!!! Granite, Stainless, and Tile in a starter priced home means a quick sale!! Make them BETTER than anything else on the market and it WILL SELL!!!
A couple of things to note in the pictures…First…hood fan has been replaced with stainless (used on craigslist $45) Second…take a look at the brick back splash. this was VERY 1970’s. Fake brick glued to the formica back splash. This stuff is a PAIN IN THE @SS to get off, so DON’T REMOVE IT!!! I just painted right over it, people LOVE it!! Also note the light switches…heres a GREAT tip for you guy’s. In these homes it’s about DETAIL…Before the painters come in I remove all the switch plates through out the house. I then get 1 can of plastic spray paint (Home depot) Then I spray each and every recepticle and switch white. It takes about 10 minutes and two coats. Once the painters are finished I buy new WHITE covers for those switches and BOOM!!! It looks like you replaced EVERY switch and recepticle in the home!! The switches in this kitchen were TAN and Black (mismatched) Total cost $4.97 for a can of spray paint!!!