Preparing for a Fixer Upper

The New York Times had an excellent article this past Sunday regarding homeowners buying fixer uppers. Not necessarily because they want to, but because it’s what they can afford in order to enter the real estate market. Unfortunately I think the HGTV culture leads lots of people to believe that home renovations are much easier than they really are, and that the renovations cost less than they really do. Remember, when you watch an HGTV