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Granny Special 👵🏼👵🏽👵🏻👵🏾 W

Granny Special 👵🏼👵🏽👵🏻👵🏾

When the bones of the home are good, but@there has not been cosmetic updates since dinosaurs 🦕 walked the 🌎.

Why is buying a “granny special” such a great idea?

EQUITY💵💵💵

Real life example: my new listing at 📍11021 Hillhurst Ln

➖ LIST PRICE= $199,000

➖ APPRAISED VALUE AS-IS(last week) = $220,000

➖ ARV (After Rehab Value) = $319,500 according to an identical comp

➖ ESTIMATED AMOUNT FOR UPDATES: $75,000

➖ALL IN = $274,000

➖ NET EQUITY GAIN: $45,500

Then take that $45,500 out against the house and buy yourself another property! Where else can you make $45,500 in about 8 weeks time!?

BUY THE GRANNY SPECIAL!!

⭐️⭐️⭐️BONUS POINTS for this cutie as it’s single-level living with room to bring the laundry upstairs for true living-in-place!!!⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Shout out to @brandon__blankenship for this amazing term!!! Follow him for great content.

#otrealtor #theotrealtor #stlrealestate #stlrealtor #occupationaltherapy #otentreprenuer #businessowner #empoweredhomes #aginginplace #universaldesign #inclusivedesign #livinginplace #grannyspecial #senior specialist

“Love what you do and never work a day in your l

“Love what you do and never work a day in your life.” - Very Wise Person

I am so grateful to get the opportunity to deliver the JOY of HOME to people every day.

Whether you need to sell your home, buy a home, or modify your current home to stay forever and ever, my team is here for YOU.

#otrealtor #theotrealtor #stlrealestate #stlrealtor #occupationaltherapy #otentreprenuer #businessowner #empoweredhomes #aginginplace #universaldesign #inclusivedesign #onestopshop #seniorspecialist #downsizing #newlisting

Out of office to observe Memorial Day🇺🇸 . As

Out of office to observe Memorial Day🇺🇸
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As I sit on my patio prepping for the week, I can hear bag pipes from the cemetery in the distance.
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What a great reminder that our days our numbered. I am SO grateful for the men and women who chose to serve our country with their time.
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Thank you to all the military and service people of our great country!

Less than 1% of homes in the US are accessible, an

Less than 1% of homes in the US are accessible, and a study out of Harvard shows is that “Home Fit” worsens with age.

Want to attract long term tenants who are willing to pay a price?

Want to maximize your buyer pool and therefore ROI on your next flip?

Make your homes accessible! 🤯

Not sure where to start? I’ve got you!

The Inclusive Investor E-course is coming THIS JUNE!

Comment “YESSS” to learn more!

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Long (not real estate related) post alert 🚨

@perennialonlockwood is not only a great spot for food and drinks, but it is ironically a place of all sorts emotions for myself and my family.

At the end Dad’s life, he didn’t eat much. The one thing he would eat however, was the ham and butter sandwich from Perennial. I bought him lots of these!

In October 2022, @katymoonshoes and I took a random mid-week lunch while taking a break from sitting with Dad. We talked about just how crazy it was that we would lose him so soon, and there were many tears shed on the Perennial patio.

Then in November, we sat on the same patio just one table over for another midweek lunch, this time Mom was with us and and we were taking notes and planning Dad’s funeral.

Fast forward to April 2023. Me, J, Mom, and the kids found ourselves on the Perennial patio for dinner and some live music from a (new to us) band led by @jtstreiff . We had a BLAST. We danced, laughed, and watched Mom sing along to the classics.

Last week, Mom told me to call Perennial right when they opened to see if we could book a table on the patio for the live music. Awkwardly enough, the person on the phone, Taylor, is also the leader of the band that we are now the newest groupies of. He was flattered that we would want to come, but told us they wouldn’t be playing until next week, and he offered to reserve us a table.

So tonight we hung out on the patio again, and it hit me. I thought, “Look at us, doing the things!”

Though grief is hard, we still show up and enjoy the band.

If you’re in hard season right now, be encouraged that it will get easier. Find yourself a patio and just keep showing up, no matter what the circumstances.

Thank you @perennialonlockwood and @jtstreiff for your hospitality. I can guarantee you’ll see us next month, if not sooner!

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