This home in the Oak Mountain area of Birmingham, AL was built in 1978, and it had not been updated since! I am partial to 70's homes because I love the typical one level layout, the large rooms, the "extra" formal living room (that no one ever used), and the quality of construction. I believe that after that decade, construction quality took a dive. There are exceptions, but from my experience a vast majority of homes built a...

This summer, I teamed up with a fellow flipper to invest in an area that was new to both of us. It was new to us because we didn't have flipping experience there, but the purchase price and local comps supported the level of work and profit required for the project. This home took approximately 45 days to remodel and was under contract within a week of listing on the MLS. You can view some of the before and after photos below....

This blog post is about the renovation of my 1990's kitchen! From the before picture below, you'll notice a large open space, dated cabinets, custom features, and lots of canned lights. The countertops were custom height, 4" higher than standard. The countertops and backsplash had been updated by the previous owner, but still dated. I decided to gut this kitchen and start over with new cabinets, countertops (at standard height...

This home in Indian Springs, AL was built in 1995 by the original owners of the property, Tom Owen and his wife. Being built in the 90's, this home had those soffit boxes in the bathrooms over the vanities & tub and an incredible amount of recessed lighting! I'm happy not to have had to replace all of those. I did add a few chandeliers to give a few of the rooms a little more personality, plus picking out light fixtures is one...

This home on Riverchase Parkway in Hoover, AL was built in 1978 as one of the first 20 homes in the sought after Riverchase Community. This was before neighborhood communities like Ross Bridge and Greystone were popular. Being built in the 70's, this home didn't have hardwoods under the carpeting like you see on those home improvement shows. We ended up replacing the old carpeting and particle board under it with oak flooring...