

People will appreciate it when you put your own stamp on a place and it's evident that a lot of love has gone into it. “Our approach may go against more traditional advice to paint everything magnolia if you want to sell a property quickly but, in my opinion, those types of houses can sit on the market for longer. “I’m currently favouring black and navy blues like Frenchic’s Hornblower. “Painting everything in a neutral shade is getting a bit boring now,” she says.

The strategy includes a preference for contemporary colours that catch the eye. The proceeds from each sale are helping the savvy couple towards their goal of becoming mortgage-free, and to build their pension pots. Their latest project, a three-bedroomed 1930s semi-detached property (pictured), sold in a day, earning the husband and wife team a £45k profit on the back of a £50k total investment. It helps that the couple complete the majority of the work, such as tiling, grouting and painting, by themselves. We turn them back into homes again,” she told money-saving community .uk. “We tend to choose houses that have been lived in for years and never been touched. Deborah says this crunches down the overheads and takes the pressure off sticking to a certain timescale. The couple move into each house they renovate and complete all the work while they’re living there. Now, they are setting up a new service offering advice to homeowners looking to decorate and refurbish on any budget. Deborah, a carer who’s studying to be a podiatrist, and Paul, a joiner, have renovated and sold five houses during this time on top of their full-time jobs.
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If you’ve been binge-watching all those budget home renovation TV series and are inspired to give it a go yourself, advice from those in the know can be worth its weight in gold.ĭeborah Marshall, 47, has been flipping houses in Yorkshire for eight years alongside her husband Paul, 44.
