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I do not understand how $250K would be a big enough budget to fix this home and bring it up to date. I find this with most flipping shows. Who could be doing the work for so little money? I live in the northeast and the cost would be at more like $400K, easily.
Here’s my opinion: 1: close the kitchen entrance in the front cuz the focal should be the living room 2: open as much walls as you can to make a luxurious kitchen with an island facing a formal dining room 3: convert the 2nd living room into another master bedroom since it already has water pipes and move the laundry to the closet next to the shared bathroom (there’s water pipes close) 4: take away the sunroom so the backyard looks more spacious, and landscape it With an extra bedroom and bathroom this house can come close to 5 million depending on the location Bonus: honestly the eating space right in the front of the house can become an extra bedroom or an office cuz there’s so much space!!! ❤❤❤
I would close up the entrance to the kitchen when you first walk in the house. Then fully open the case opening from the foyer into the living room so the ceiling is consistent. I would then fully open the opening between living room and dining and dining and kitchen (where the double ovens are over to the bump out). This so so you don’t have to hopefully mess with structure too much! That way in the kitchen you have a full wall of cabinets where the casual dining area is (with the closed up door way) to play with. You also don’t cover up or move those beautiful large windows in the kitchen. You could have an inset fridge and big pantry cupboards from the window wall to the bump out. and you then keep the sink and such where it is. I would also cut out a section of the dining room wall to make a small hall that leads to a small den office area at the end or a mini family room and that forth bedroom to the right and the laundry room to the left. I would close up the kitchen door entrance to the old family room and do a big L shape of cabinets or even a U as a peninsula overlooking the dining room. I would also add a small half bath in the area of the current laundry room. It does not need to be so big. 4bed 2 and a half bath would sell well.
The hall to the bedrooms - So, this would be determined mostly by whether it's load bearing or not, but the hall to the left, as you walk into the foyer, is absolutely wasted space. If you can, take that wall out. Make the access to the bedrooms just an opening to a hallway that goes left or right to the master. Then, on the opposite side of the foyer, the right side as you are walking in, match the depth by taking from the informal dining room. This will make the first living room seem twice as big, even if you don't open concept it into the kitchen. This will also allow you to square up the wall space in the kitchen, preparing for whatever you have planned there anyways. - Sponge
Lastly, you said that the damage to the floor in the first smaller bedroom, would prevent me from buying this house, you're wrong. It would be the 3.5 million dollar price tag. I get it, markets vary. And this is what your market is. But these prices are insane. I bet that houses in that neighborhood sold for $35-40k new when they were built in the 60's, and less than $50k in the 70's. Now, houses in the neighborhood are fetching in the 4 million. These prices are insane. - Sponge
I wouldn’t know where to start. Yes, open up the kitchen, it is claustrophobic. Possibly a fourth bedroom for the price point you are wanting. The master bedroom need to fell like a cohesive retreat, now it is a jumbled mess. From where I am in Texas, I m shocked that that mess has $3.5. What ever you decide it will be great, hope there are not too many surprises behind the walls.
Yes to incorporating those primary closets into the primary bathroom. I'd bump out the wall at the far end to increase the depth of the other closets to make them into a proper walk in closet
@@Bmoore126 Sorry, but Arkansas is not silicon valley. The house is in my neighborhood, and it is how expensive the neighborhood, believe/like it or not. And it keeps growing.
@@williamxw09 hi neighbor! Yep, this is not exactly Arkansas. This neighborhood has wonderful schools, great neighbors, and teens bike around the city and enjoy sports year round. The quality of life is very high with opportunity for career growth unmatched in this country.
@@krl970 I'm not seeing any listings on Zillow between 3 million and 5 million in this area, that represent anything that look close to this house. I do see allot of 3000-5000 sqft mini mansions for that price though.
Love this house! Please don't remove the brick outside. It would look good painted along with vertical bat and board. One of the doorways to the kitchen should be closed off to make a better work triangle. As always, cannot wait to see the finished product. You do such a wonderful job on your flips.
Open the kitchen to the FR as an open space and expect the area near the fireplace as a cozy eating area. I love a big open kitchen with a fireplace. What a beautiful laundry room that will be! I say leave it at 3 bedrooms. Can't wait to see your finish!!! 🌞🥰
The front door - Currently, it seems to work with the current style of the front facade. I agree with you though, that the front door is 150% not gonna work with the remodel that you are envisioning. All of that being said, the quality of the front door and sidelights, is incredible. I know that people don't like this style from the late 80's, 90's, but in 30 or 40 years, that setup is gonna be gold, and so sought after. I know it doesn't make sense to pull and store something like that, but I hope you are able to re-home it. I can imagine homes that the door setup would look amazing in today. - Sponge
Looks like your work is cut out for you. You have a lot of commenters with suggestions for the home. I know you will do a great job. Looking forward to it.
You mentioned putting in a fireplace insert. Could you also put one outdoors on the back side of the fireplace? It would really add to the feel of outdoor entertaining. The kitchen is such an odd shape. I think the casual dining space is perfect for a walk in pantry, large enough for cabinets inside, for appliance storage like a butlers pantry. The space also calls for a large waterfall style island opening to the living room. I can't wait to see how this one turns out.
Looks like a fantastic opportunity. People do like the old brick, consider working with a designer who knows how to incorporate this - it is a money saver. I would turn the family room and laundry into a second luxury primary bedroom suite with access from the outside (possible to use as in-law or airbnb). Open the kitchen up and take advantage of the weird jog-out to create a separate pantry with laundry in its own room then create open kitchen to the living spaces. When kitchens are renovated with weird jog-outs filled with cabinets it looks awkward.
Was thinking the same thing for the jog out in the kitchen. Wall it off with a door and turn into a pantry. Not sure but you might need to delete some of the windows. Then you could have a nice full wall of kitchen cabinets with an island in front.
2nd living/family room - you need to open the corner of the (what is now) formal dining room, to access the family room. Still not sure what came be done about the kitchen, because it might be load bearing, but having the only access through a door in the kitchen, is horrible. Make the living room, dining room, and family room, all connect, and wrap around the kitchen. The flow would amazing, and it would allow the new owners to choose how much space to dedicate to a formal dining table. I agree with the other commenter, you should add a 1/2 bath near or in the laundry room. It would be a great convenience to not have to walk all the way to the other side of the house. - Sponge
I have so much to say about this one. I'm gonna have to make separate comments, to allow for less confusion. The hall bathroom and hall linen closet - it's unnecessarily deep in the hall. Take a foot or two from the depth and give that space to the bathroom. Maybe to extend the tub space and allow for a giant walk in shower. Move the door in the hall over to the left, and the access door in the bathroom, closer to the hall wall. Then, separate the (now two) linen closets. Now, you would have a nice wide, yet still decent depth hall linen closet, and a small, yet convenient additional storage closet behind the door in the bathroom. All while expanding the square footage in the bathroom. 😉 - Sponge
The thing that really struck me about this house is how dark and unappealing the living room space is. The ceilings seem low, it seems cramped and has no character. So I think you must open up the kitchen and take the ugly sunroom off, do what you can to create some architectural interest and energy to the space. Luxurious staging will really be important, I think. I would make the family room into a bedroom and maybe you could create a mudroom combo with the utility room. Your ideas on the bathrooms and backyard are good. For 4.5 million, you will need a lot of luxurious touches, like a really nice outdoor kitchen and maybe a gas firepit or outdoor fireplace? I like your ideas for the entry walk, garage door, front door....the house is sorely in need of street appeal. Stone accents would be a good choice. I'm so excited to see how you transform this one! Good luck!!!
Definitivamente para ser una casa de 4 millones, se tiene que abrir la cocina y agregar un dormitorio, hay que poner puertas francesas de la sala al exterior
You're good to go. It's a $4 million neighborhood. You can't go wrong. Open the kitchen up to the dining room and family room. Leave it a three bedroom. To make it a spacious entertaining home.
It will be grand when you do your magic. It is a very livable home, even now, for the most part, and in its day was a real looker. I'd keep the family room. You could always put in a closet, in case the new owner wants to use it as a bedroom but stage it as a family room. Maybe with a Murphy bed for guests.
I love all your ideas in regard to the renovation. The kitchen seems to already have plenty of storage, it’s probably placement of storage that will make it stand out and improve it. I look at that bathroom with the closet door going into the linen cupboard. It probably made sense to them to access warm towels after a shower. But I agree, close it off. Looks like a good flip, can’t wait!
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It is near our house. Look forward to the change.
I do not understand how $250K would be a big enough budget to fix this home and bring it up to date. I find this with most flipping shows. Who could be doing the work for so little money? I live in the northeast and the cost would be at more like $400K, easily.
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Appreciate it! Thanks a lot!
@TransformRealEstate no problem. Do you offer one one training programs?
Would love to see how you finally renovate this property!
The sunroom - There's nothing to consider. Get rid of it. - Sponge
Here’s my opinion:
1: close the kitchen entrance in the front cuz the focal should be the living room
2: open as much walls as you can to make a luxurious kitchen with an island facing a formal dining room
3: convert the 2nd living room into another master bedroom since it already has water pipes and move the laundry to the closet next to the shared bathroom (there’s water pipes close)
4: take away the sunroom so the backyard looks more spacious, and landscape it
With an extra bedroom and bathroom this house can come close to 5 million depending on the location
Bonus: honestly the eating space right in the front of the house can become an extra bedroom or an office cuz there’s so much space!!!
❤❤❤
How about a butler's pantry in the casual dining nook?
I wouldn't add a 4th bedroom without a bathroom.
Do you test the ceiling for asbestos?
I would close up the entrance to the kitchen when you first walk in the house. Then fully open the case opening from the foyer into the living room so the ceiling is consistent. I would then fully open the opening between living room and dining and dining and kitchen (where the double ovens are over to the bump out). This so so you don’t have to hopefully mess with structure too much! That way in the kitchen you have a full wall of cabinets where the casual dining area is (with the closed up door way) to play with. You also don’t cover up or move those beautiful large windows in the kitchen. You could have an inset fridge and big pantry cupboards from the window wall to the bump out. and you then keep the sink and such where it is. I would also cut out a section of the dining room wall to make a small hall that leads to a small den office area at the end or a mini family room and that forth bedroom to the right and the laundry room to the left. I would close up the kitchen door entrance to the old family room and do a big L shape of cabinets or even a U as a peninsula overlooking the dining room. I would also add a small half bath in the area of the current laundry room. It does not need to be so big. 4bed 2 and a half bath would sell well.
The hall to the bedrooms - So, this would be determined mostly by whether it's load bearing or not, but the hall to the left, as you walk into the foyer, is absolutely wasted space. If you can, take that wall out. Make the access to the bedrooms just an opening to a hallway that goes left or right to the master. Then, on the opposite side of the foyer, the right side as you are walking in, match the depth by taking from the informal dining room. This will make the first living room seem twice as big, even if you don't open concept it into the kitchen. This will also allow you to square up the wall space in the kitchen, preparing for whatever you have planned there anyways. - Sponge
Lastly, you said that the damage to the floor in the first smaller bedroom, would prevent me from buying this house, you're wrong. It would be the 3.5 million dollar price tag. I get it, markets vary. And this is what your market is. But these prices are insane. I bet that houses in that neighborhood sold for $35-40k new when they were built in the 60's, and less than $50k in the 70's. Now, houses in the neighborhood are fetching in the 4 million. These prices are insane. - Sponge
I wouldn’t know where to start. Yes, open up the kitchen, it is claustrophobic. Possibly a fourth bedroom for the price point you are wanting. The master bedroom need to fell like a cohesive retreat, now it is a jumbled mess. From where I am in Texas, I m shocked that that mess has $3.5. What ever you decide it will be great, hope there are not too many surprises behind the walls.
Yes to incorporating those primary closets into the primary bathroom. I'd bump out the wall at the far end to increase the depth of the other closets to make them into a proper walk in closet
I think you should convert the family room into a fourth bedroom.
Great idea!
the house was $3.5 million??? No that just can't be right no matter what.
it is right, and it will sell for minimum 4.5M, maybe more
Do you know what I could buy in Arkansas with 3.5 Million!? 😮
@@Bmoore126 Sorry, but Arkansas is not silicon valley. The house is in my neighborhood, and it is how expensive the neighborhood, believe/like it or not. And it keeps growing.
@@williamxw09 hi neighbor! Yep, this is not exactly Arkansas. This neighborhood has wonderful schools, great neighbors, and teens bike around the city and enjoy sports year round. The quality of life is very high with opportunity for career growth unmatched in this country.
@@krl970 I'm not seeing any listings on Zillow between 3 million and 5 million in this area, that represent anything that look close to this house. I do see allot of 3000-5000 sqft mini mansions for that price though.
Love this house! Please don't remove the brick outside. It would look good painted along with vertical bat and board. One of the doorways to the kitchen should be closed off to make a better work triangle. As always, cannot wait to see the finished product. You do such a wonderful job on your flips.
Aww, thanks a lot!
Open the kitchen to the FR as an open space and expect the area near the fireplace as a cozy eating area. I love a big open kitchen with a fireplace. What a beautiful laundry room that will be! I say leave it at 3 bedrooms. Can't wait to see your finish!!! 🌞🥰
Thank you! Stay tuned!
The front door - Currently, it seems to work with the current style of the front facade. I agree with you though, that the front door is 150% not gonna work with the remodel that you are envisioning. All of that being said, the quality of the front door and sidelights, is incredible. I know that people don't like this style from the late 80's, 90's, but in 30 or 40 years, that setup is gonna be gold, and so sought after. I know it doesn't make sense to pull and store something like that, but I hope you are able to re-home it. I can imagine homes that the door setup would look amazing in today. - Sponge
If it’s solid oak, definitely worth salvaging!
Hope you did not overpay for this one, did the comps support such a high price in that condition?
Looks like your work is cut out for you. You have a lot of commenters with suggestions for the home. I know you will do a great job. Looking forward to it.
Thanks! It's always nice to hear from the community!
You mentioned putting in a fireplace insert. Could you also put one outdoors on the back side of the fireplace? It would really add to the feel of outdoor entertaining.
The kitchen is such an odd shape. I think the casual dining space is perfect for a walk in pantry, large enough for cabinets inside, for appliance storage like a butlers pantry. The space also calls for a large waterfall style island opening to the living room.
I can't wait to see how this one turns out.
Looks like a fantastic opportunity. People do like the old brick, consider working with a designer who knows how to incorporate this - it is a money saver. I would turn the family room and laundry into a second luxury primary bedroom suite with access from the outside (possible to use as in-law or airbnb). Open the kitchen up and take advantage of the weird jog-out to create a separate pantry with laundry in its own room then create open kitchen to the living spaces. When kitchens are renovated with weird jog-outs filled with cabinets it looks awkward.
I agree. Don't ditch the outside brick. You can make it look wonderful. Save your money there!!😊
Yes, walk-in pantry in the bump out! Yes to saving the brick as long as it’s in good shape and still has its drainage/moisture barrier functioning.
Was thinking the same thing for the jog out in the kitchen. Wall it off with a door and turn into a pantry. Not sure but you might need to delete some of the windows. Then you could have a nice full wall of kitchen cabinets with an island in front.
2nd living/family room - you need to open the corner of the (what is now) formal dining room, to access the family room. Still not sure what came be done about the kitchen, because it might be load bearing, but having the only access through a door in the kitchen, is horrible. Make the living room, dining room, and family room, all connect, and wrap around the kitchen. The flow would amazing, and it would allow the new owners to choose how much space to dedicate to a formal dining table. I agree with the other commenter, you should add a 1/2 bath near or in the laundry room. It would be a great convenience to not have to walk all the way to the other side of the house. - Sponge
I have so much to say about this one. I'm gonna have to make separate comments, to allow for less confusion.
The hall bathroom and hall linen closet - it's unnecessarily deep in the hall. Take a foot or two from the depth and give that space to the bathroom. Maybe to extend the tub space and allow for a giant walk in shower. Move the door in the hall over to the left, and the access door in the bathroom, closer to the hall wall. Then, separate the (now two) linen closets. Now, you would have a nice wide, yet still decent depth hall linen closet, and a small, yet convenient additional storage closet behind the door in the bathroom. All while expanding the square footage in the bathroom. 😉 - Sponge
This is such a cool project. Looking forward to the transformation!
Also would not do the outdoor kitchen and put the money on the exterior and redoing both fireplaces
The renovation $250k sounds really cheap, u have a good contractor
Can't wait to see what you do with it!
Stay tuned!
The hanging light in the second bedroom, is incredible! Please re-home. - Sponge
I agree! It's a beautiful fixture.
The front door is really pretty! Can you not get your GC to make the top opening a square so it’ll be modern ?
The thing that really struck me about this house is how dark and unappealing the living room space is. The ceilings seem low, it seems cramped and has no character. So I think you must open up the kitchen and take the ugly sunroom off, do what you can to create some architectural interest and energy to the space. Luxurious staging will really be important, I think. I would make the family room into a bedroom and maybe you could create a mudroom combo with the utility room. Your ideas on the bathrooms and backyard are good. For 4.5 million, you will need a lot of luxurious touches, like a really nice outdoor kitchen and maybe a gas firepit or outdoor fireplace? I like your ideas for the entry walk, garage door, front door....the house is sorely in need of street appeal. Stone accents would be a good choice. I'm so excited to see how you transform this one! Good luck!!!
You've got some great ideas! I'm definitely planning to make the space feel larger and more inviting.
Definitivamente para ser una casa de 4 millones, se tiene que abrir la cocina y agregar un dormitorio, hay que poner puertas francesas de la sala al exterior
You're good to go. It's a $4 million neighborhood. You can't go wrong. Open the kitchen up to the dining room and family room. Leave it a three bedroom. To make it a spacious entertaining home.
Great ideas! We'll keep that in mind.
Keep the brick!
It will be grand when you do your magic. It is a very livable home, even now, for the most part, and in its day was a real looker. I'd keep the family room. You could always put in a closet, in case the new owner wants to use it as a bedroom but stage it as a family room. Maybe with a Murphy bed for guests.
I love your suggestions! Thanks for the great ideas.
I love all your ideas in regard to the renovation. The kitchen seems to already have plenty of storage, it’s probably placement of storage that will make it stand out and improve it.
I look at that bathroom with the closet door going into the linen cupboard. It probably made sense to them to access warm towels after a shower. But I agree, close it off.
Looks like a good flip, can’t wait!
Thanks for your insights! Can't wait to share it!