Quick Progress Report: Building an Apartment out of Living Rooms – Landlording TV – #21

Over the Thanksgiving Break, we TORE through construction on the second apartment all weekend long. This was our first night after spending all day shopping for deals. We saved over $200 on appliances thanks to the Black Friday deals, as well as crazy savings on strategically shopping for a bathroom vanity, faucets and other miscellaneous parts. We built out and plumbed our kitchen sink which will be separate How-To episodes coming out shortly!

Landlord Lessons:

  • Set aside a full day for shopping for parts by comparing stores. The amount of savings you will receive is staggering.
  • Take advantage of 18-24 month interest free payments; just be SURE to pay them off BEFORE the interest is accumulated and tacked on!
  • Bribe family members and significant others for cheap and skilled labor! – Sell them on “working off” their holiday calories!