The work, up close
Eleven years framing and remodeling houses in Knoxville before real estate, spent on flips where the permit history tells a different story than the countertops.
Bennett spent eleven years framing and remodeling houses in Knoxville before he ever held a license, and it shows in the way he walks a flip. New quartz on old plumbing. Permits pulled for some of the work and not the rest. He is not against renovated houses. He is against paying renovated prices for cosmetics.
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Read the article →Whether it's original or recently flipped, get a sense of value that accounts for what was done to the house, not just what it looks like now.
New quartz on old plumbing is a Knoxville flip story Bennett has seen from the framing side and the sales side. Reach out before you pay renovated prices for cosmetics.