Rejigging layout of bedroom and WC

phil24_7

Doing this half-cocked is what a great many 'property developers' do unfortunately. With all the DIY/auction buying programs about everyone things they can do the job...or more to the point, everyone knows how to make a profit, regardless of how they get it!

You sound like one of the 'proper' developers Doozergirl and I commend you for that.

Regards
Phil

drummer_666

Doozergirl wrote: »

That means structure first. The walls, the roof & rainwater system, the windows. Looking for signs of rot, damp, movement, missing or defective items. Then inside, looking at the electrical and plumbing systems, the condition of the plastered walls.

You establish what *might* need doing, as it inevitably will, and you work out a budget for it.

Yes obviously the structure is the most important and I did have a survey done and the house is structurally sound. There was no suggestion that there were issues with the roof. I always get a damp specialist survey done and there was no damp present.

The boiler is fine and I updated the electrics.
The windows were fine too apart from a few pains of glass, which I replaced. And some broken handles.

Doozergirl wrote: »

Where is he proposing the new downpipe goes to on your land?

He proposed that the downpipe goes down onto the left to feed into the drive/garden near the hedge

phil24_7 wrote: »

Doing this half-cocked is what a great many 'property developers' do unfortunately. With all the DIY/auction buying programs about everyone things they can do the job...or more to the point, everyone knows how to make a profit, regardless of how they get it!

I'm not a cowboy, I'm just learning as I'm going.
If there's damp I get it sorted properly, I don't just cover it up etc etc

I'm learning more and more each time I buy a property, in terms of which houses make the best projects for flipping. I love bringing a derelict, run down property back to life.

I know I didn't buy the most sellable house due to the shared access and frontage, but this was the best out there at that time I needed to buy. I've changed the structure of how I work that won't put me in this position next time

phil24_7

Please don't think I was having a go at you directly, merely pointing out that there are too many in it to make a quick buck rather than make a reasonable profit by flipping houses but with a conscience!

drummer_666

phil24_7 wrote: »

Please don't think I was having a go at you directly, merely pointing out that there are too many in it to make a quick buck rather than make a reasonable profit by flipping houses but with a conscience!

Thanks. I could make more profit if I cut corners. I don't make a fortune, but the flipping along with some freelancing and other bits and bobs brings in enough to live off, whilst having my freedom (so long as I can shift this damn house)

chappers

Doozergirl wrote: »

No. It's not. It's the house that looks like it needs painting and it has no guttering at the front. The purchase history is on rightmove and the window in the first interior pic matches the downstairs window on the exterior shot.

I am amazed that a 'property developer' would leave a house without guttering months after putting it on the market. The front bedroom is sure to be suffering.

If I hadn't noticed it from the photographs and came for a viewing, I would not be making an offer based on the fact that if such a basic and important element is missing, what else is hiding behind the new fittings?

OP if you want to spend some money, fork out a couple of hundred on new gutter, fascia and making the front attractive. If it were me, I'd have stretched as far as a new roof and some attention to the render.

The house next door is the one that has been renovated properly. It's larger as well, looking at floorplans.

very confusing as the zoopla shows a side entrance,

drummer_666

chappers wrote: »

very confusing as the zoopla shows a side entrance,

It is a side entrance.
The two houses have the shared alley to their side doors.

Also, I forgot to mention that the pavement is 3-4 times wider than a usual pavement, so I don't see driving down it for a couple of meters to use the dropped kerb an issue

StumpyPumpy

drummer_666 wrote: »

It is a side entrance.
The two houses have the shared alley to their side doors.

Also, I forgot to mention that the pavement is 3-4 times wider than a usual pavement, so I don't see driving down it for a couple of meters to use the dropped kerb an issue

Unfortunately it is what prospective buyers think is an issue that matters: Do you know, for instance, that the pavement is strong enough to support use as a road? Many aren't and driving over them frequently can damage underground pipes and other features as these are often set closer to the surface in pedestrian areas.

As I said in my previous post, some people might not care - I guess you are one of those people - but it would be a big issue to me in a house advertised as having a drive and off road parking. If I were interested in buying it I would be instructing my solicitor to ensure that the council approve this access route before proceeding.

SP

Doozergirl

I was just reminded of this thread. Not sure if the OP is still around but did you improve the front? The house is still for sale and the old photo of the missing guttering is still there. That photo really needs replacing.