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Tanisha A. Sykes

Donald Olhausen Jr., a 34-calendar year-old true estate flipper in San Diego, did a key household transforming challenge on his 2,200-square-foot Mediterranean-model house in 2018.

“We completely renovated the kitchen and loos, changed carpet, upgraded electrical and plumbing fixtures, and did carpentry work on the interior and exterior of the residence,” says Olhausen. “We also additional sod and new fencing to the front property to assist with control appeal.”

The undertaking was very an enterprise, but extra than worthy of it for Olhausen and his wife, Gabrielle, 25. To pay for the renovation, Olhausen, who was sole owner of the dwelling at the time, borrowed $25,000 from his potential father-in-law.

“It was risky since I had only regarded him significantly less than a year, and he was heading out on a limb for me,” he states. “It was definitely well worth it simply because the household appears stunning.” Olhausen has given that repaid his father-in-regulation in whole.

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