Tile done and more painting

Short day today, as I had to attend to our business and couldn't be at the house until the afternoon. I will be spending some time there on saturday, so will post the week in review after that.

Finished the tile out to the back door from the kitchen. It really looks sharp. Painted in the stairwell, and primed the hallway.

One of the neighbors stopped by to see the progress on the house. He had only seen it inside when someone else lived there, and he said it was dirty and cluttered (kind of like how I bought it!!). He is very impressed with the progress.

We also talked about a house the next block over that another investor is trying to flip. We had looked at that same house to purchase as our own last fall, and it didn't really need any work done inside. It had an offer on it when we looked, and I assume it must have been this investor. Can't imagine they have enough margin to make money on this house, unless they somehow got an awesome price. The neighbor said they put in all new plumbing and wiring, tore out all the lathe and plaster. Then put up drywall without any insulation behind it to save money. Give me a break! What's the purpose of tearing down a wall if you aren't going to put it back together correctly?? It's people like that who give flippers a bad name.

Grass seed in the back yard is starting to grow, so it's looking better. There are a few other places to patch, which I will try to do next week.