Renovating our Homes as First-Time Buyers
CREDITS
Hosted by: Kristina Modares and Steph Douglass
Produced and Edited by: Alan Galinsky
Music by: Bensound
Photo by: Chelsea Francis
Graphic by: Molly Knobloch
SEASON 3, EPISODE 10 SUMMARY
In this episode, Steph and Kristina talk all about their experiences renovating their first homes. With the mindset of "YouTube is your friend," Steph and Kristina learned a lot through their individual experiences!
Kristina’s first (and current) home needed a LOT of work to be livable, and she talks about how she managed the upgrades on a tight budget. Meanwhile, Steph tackled her very first renovation with the help of her mom. They slept in the middle of a construction zone over the summer to get it done, but the pay-off was so worth it!
Both Steph and Kristina used their renovations to leverage a better investment. Steph’s first home is now an Airbnb property which generates passive income, and Kristina was able to cash-out refinance her first home to invest in a vacation property with her sister (which also generates passive income through Airbnb)!
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