[quote=no_such_reality]AN, I think you did a lot of the work yourself correct?
Most things I saw were needing, roof, HVAC, kitchen and all bathrooms were a questionable if delayable. flooring was usually needed. Paint is an assumed, landscape was typically required. Many homes also really needed a few walls knocked out to open it up.
I was looking at one stories in the 2000-2500sf range, so those dead shake roofs were budget bombs.
OC’s cycle was slightly behind SD’s and didn’t go as deep, at least in the neighborhoods I was looking.[/quote]Nope, the only thing I did myself was moulding and painting. Everything else, I hired someone to do it. I was just the “GC”.
I replaced my HVAC, kitchen, and all bathrooms. The only thing I didn’t replaced was roof, since it already have tile roof. You can replace the roof of a 1300 sq-ft single story house w/ mexican tile roof for about $15k, so, for my house, it’s probably around $15-20k. That still put it well under $100k mark. Now, for a 2000-2500 sq-ft single story you’re talking about, that probably will cost you around $25-30k. That would still put it under $100k, but would definitely take a huge hit on your budget for sure. Knocking walls is easy and cheap, assuming it’s not load bearing.
