Gel Stain Top Coat | What Top Coat to Use on Gel Stain
So you’re wondering what topcoat to use for gel stain cabinets or furniture? Do you even need a top coat with gel stain? Can you use a water based topcoat over oil based gel stain?...
Flip House: Before and After Photos of Mansion
The Story Behind this Flip House This was a house I flipped with my parents before the boyfriend and I started working together. It was our Summer 2012 project. OH! You Can Flip Houses for...
Master Suite Renovation Updates
Our second fixer upper, Main Street House, is currently a 3 bedroom 1 bathroom home, but not for long. Our house has a totally unfinished attic which we plan to turn into a new large...
Where to Spend Money on Renovations
Update 9/7/17: I love re-reading older posts. The apartment we remodeled rented in 3 days and we got our asking rent which was $250 more per month than we originally thought we’d ask! So this...
DEWALT Circular Saw Review –
For this Dewalt Circular Saw review I was not compensated in any way by DeWALT, but you can bet your ass there are affiliate links here. Circular saws definitely go on the must have tool...
How to Install a Door Knob on a Slab Door
Hey there… It’s time for another tutorial! With this one, anyone can learn how to cut a hole and install a door knob! I’d also greatly appreciate if you’d pin this post or share with...
Painting 101: The Necessary Supplies
Does your home “improvement to do list” have painting on it? Then you’re in the right place. As a house flipper, landlord, contractor, blogger, and DIYer I am always painting. Like always. I’ve spent hundreds,...
How to Save Money to Buy a House
Hey there! It’s that time again. Time for a question and answer post for the series Your Questions My Answers. This question was from a reader specifically asking how I saved enough money to purchase a...
Lets Talk Apartment Bathroom :: “See, what happened was…”
I know I said in my last post that hopefully the next post would be titled “apartment update: it’s rented” but I decided to throw one more update in here for you. And it’s all...
Let’s Talk Apartment Renovation Update – First one in Five Months!?!
“I love the smell of fresh plumbing” was the first thing I said after we opened the garage door the day after the plumbers finished working on the plumbing for the apartment above the garage....
