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Building new construction and Flipping design help

6 years ago

Hi Everyone,

I am currently building a new construction home and flipping a piece of property simultaneously and I have some design ideas however all new construction colonials look the same what is in design wise in the Massachusetts area and how do I wow with design but stay neutral. Please let me know.

Thanks

Jay

Comments (29)

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Houses should be designed to fit the site upon which they set.

  • 6 years ago

    I believe both house designs are great however I was looking for interior design help

  • 6 years ago

    Sure, do some neutral couches and have a rug and accessories. Try white, beige, brown and gray. Include lamps and chairs.

  • 6 years ago

    How about Kitchen design and wall paint colors

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Your questions are much too general for anyone to help you. Be more specific and post photos. Create an Ideabook by viewing photos on Houzz to get an idea of what you might like.

  • 6 years ago

    Post the floorplans with measurements.

  • 6 years ago

    Well I already have a design in mine however just want to know if I’m going in the right direction. I will post floorplans and photos of my design ideas in the upcoming weeks

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    I agree with ProSource Memphis. This is a for profit money making venture so best to not ask folks for free help which only serves to increase your profits at their charitable expense. Especially so since you haven't bothered to offer advice to anybody else here although it looks like you have the expertise to do so.

  • PRO
    6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    " . . . I was looking for interior design help"

    That is what I am talking about. The site should have great influence on the design of the interior of a house. Post your site plan too. Photos of the site will help.

  • 6 years ago

    Jay: This is a period "." . It is commonly used between sentences to make reading a paragraph more understandable.

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    Flipping in this climate, and you don’t have all of the needed design and skilled trade work in house, DIY? Good luck with not losing your shirt on that one. Even not in a bear climate, if you dont have an in house designer, and in house labor, you’ll lose your shirt trying to flip. It ain’t TV show simple!

  • 6 years ago

    Excuse me I am project managing the project however I have a whole design scheme as well as all of my skilled subs lined up. Just was seeking advice on whether or not my design ideas were headed in the right direction. So please keep your negativity because you don’t know the details of the project.

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    It will work great.

  • 6 years ago

    Thanks Mark for your encouragement and I’ll post the finished product when it’s don’t believe asking you guys for help is the right direction. A lot of negativity on here I thought this was meant to be a resource to help each other not tear people down.

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    It’s not Fivver. If you need professional help for your money making venture, and you surely do, you hire and pay the local going rates. You don’t try to crowdsource outsource panhandle it and pay nothing, like all the other shortcuts that flippers do. Otherwise, you pay the bigger price of poor resale for your shortsightedness in not including design costs (or quality) in your venture.

    I’d rather give a sandwich and a blanket to a panhandler. Want a Subway turkey club? Oops, you’re not a 501c(3) and can afford it yourself. And paskudnyak, you can afford to pay for professional services too.

  • 6 years ago

    “I already have a design in mine (sic) [and] want to know if I’m headed in the right direction...”
    This doesn’t even make sense! We can’t read your mind.

  • 6 years ago

    The information you are looking for I very micro market specific. You should ask your realtor this question: “in this market, how should I decorate/design my colonial flip house in order to get a high price and quick sale ?”. Good realtors will be happy to give this advice to their clients since they make a commission on the sale and this information will make the ability to get a sale easier.

  • 6 years ago

    Okay then never mind everyone

  • 6 years ago

    Further, you need to know what sells or at least the target buyer in your specific neighborhood/area. Your design choices should be tailored to your market. The Young first time buyer is very different than the empty nester luxury buyer.

  • 6 years ago

    "I thought this was meant to be a resource to help each other"

    It is. But the stuff on here is not of a business money making, profit oriented nature.

    And I find it odd that while you can write the above, you have not offered any comments or help for anybody else's building questions. Just two posts with questions on your money making projects. Not that that's a requirement to get help here. The profit oriented nature of your project aside, I find it odd that you highlighted the above.

  • 6 years ago

    I haven’t seen anything or I would have.

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    You're a professional contractor and haven't seen anything where you could "help each other" as you say, in almost FOUR months?


    ETA: As an example see Charles Ross Homes', another contractor, response below.

  • PRO
    6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    Many of us pros do remote design work, if you’re looking for help and can’t seem to find it locally. I specialize in Kitchen Design. Several are Architects. Some are Interior Designers. Although, in a large metro area like yours, I can’t imagine not finding a good designer with which to work! Have you checked out Houzz’s Find a Pro tab? https://www.houzz.com/professionals/query?l=Boston%2C%20MA&tid=11785

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    "Free help"?? Does that mean I can not send the OP an invoice for my positive comments?

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Nice try, Mark.

    Jay, if you're still tuned in, let me share my experience that all real estate is local. Design preferences are, too. I think it will be worthwhile hiring a local interior designer to guide you with respect to what would best sell in your market.

    Best wishes for a successful project.

  • 6 years ago

    Thanks so much Charles will do

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    @Jay Guerrier your question was too broad. And there are a lot of folks' on here who love to share their thoughts. If you had posted a more specific question showing your ideas for example and asking do you think this is too risky for a flip in a colonial in Mass, you'd probably get some helpful responses. You'll still get the certain amount of random thoughts but you can ignore. Best of Luck. I work for a staging company and we do lots of flips but in the midwest.

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    What Lisa says. And Mark

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