FixerFixer dot com was my first blog site. It’s about fixing houses, rather than flipping them.
You need help, and the deck is stacked against you. That’s what I found. Every time I turned around some guy was standing there with his hand out wanting $2000 to do anything.
When I tore apart my first house it was in my thirties. Everything went wrong, except the wiring. That turned out good, OK the place turned out fine, it’s just that I wish I knew more about what I was doing while I was doing it.
There are several projects that my partner of twelve years, and I had done at other people’s direction. It’s different when it’s your own, and much different as you get older. There are things you can do with a property you own. Many of those things are much easier than people will let you think.
You can pull wire, you can run a drain line for sewer. You can do a lot of things before you start taking bids to take the mystery out of the bidding process. It’s sticks, nails, and concrete. The more you save, from things you can do, the more you can pay a professional to get it done correctly.
Now, I know that sounds strange, but I learned as a teen ager that paying a carpenter to sweep floors isn’t a good use of your money. It’s the same for demolition, yard work, or ripping up carpet to see what’s underneath.
You need common sense, a workable plan, and admit that you need help.
