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The ideal house for a first-time flipper is one that requires only cosmetic work — what I call makeup. Cosmetic work, covered in Chapter 15, includes the following low-cost repairs and renovations:

 A fresh coat of paint throughout the house, including base trim

 New siding, fresh paint, gutter replacements, and other external tweaks

 New wall-to-wall carpeting in any rooms that need it

 New light fixtures

 New outlet and light-switch covers

 A thorough cleaning, inside and out

 Window washing

 Storm window and door repair or replacement

 Lawn mowing, weeding, and trimming trees and shrubs

Cosmetic repairs don’t add as much real value to a house as, say, a new kitchen may add, but they attract buyers. Often a house is undervalued simply because it’s unkempt and not drawing any buyers to look at it. For example, a do-it-yourself paint job on older kitchen cabinets can add that extra punch to your property without sinking any additional cost into your kitchen.