Adding a little twine to any project always seems to give it so much character and can look beachy, or rustic, or modern, or cottagey, depending on how you use it.
Lastly, I wanted the dirt.I wanted to know about the mistakes that he sees people making.
What are the things that people look for or do when they’re working on an income property that they think are going to really make them a lot of money, but don’t?.I was thinking maybe people put jacuzzi tubs in and think they can charge more for rent or something like that.. Scott said that the biggest mistake people make is trying to do the work themselves.. Gasp!But DIY’s a good thing right?
We all love DIY!.Well, unless you really REALLY know what you’re doing in this situation, you can get yourself into a lot of hot water because you’re dealing with someone else’s living space here.
The best bet for most people who aren’t experts, in the long run, is to stay away from trying to learn plumbing, or electrical, or tile work for the first time on your income property.
Go ahead and paint.It all adds up and you can really feel like the only way to get ahead is to stay put in your tiny townhouse, put budgeting ahead of everything else, and just work work work until hopefully you move up the corporate ladder and maybe get a bit of a raise.
Those were exciting and character-building years for us for sure, but when I reached the ripe old age of 27 and our daughter Kennedy was about 5, I was done with it.I remember the exact moment when we realized there might be a loophole in “the system” and we might be able to actually get that big house on that big property that we wanted our kids to remember growing up in AND actually lower our cost-of-living.
As soon as that idea hit, we were ON it!Within a few months, we’d changed our whole lives and have never had to look back.
(Editor: Lightweight Shoes)