Katie Hamilton – författare

Repair, remodel, resell-and get your top investment dollar

The current real estate market is ripe for rehabbing. Based on decades of successful flipping experience, this Revised and Expanded edition of the real estate classic Fix It and Flip It will help you buy the right property at the right price and use professional estimating tools to plan the project and control costs. Katie and Gene Hamilton also include

Worksheets and checklists to evaluate, coordinate, and supervise the jobNew strategies for down markets, including how to use renting as a fallback position Fresh flipping strategies for condos, a rapidly growing investment category 25 brand-new tips for do-it-yourself investors in the “Quick Fixes, Cleanups, and Repairs That Make You Money” section

The first edition sold more than 50,000 copiesGene and Katie have appeared as home improvement experts on “Today” and “Dateline” on NBC, “Home Matters” on the Discovery Channel, “Today at Home” on HGTV, and “CNN Morning News”The Hamiltons are recipients of the 2002 National Association of Real Estate Editors Journalism Award and the 2002 Golden Hammer from the National Association of Home and Workshop Writers AwardNew strategies for down markets, including how to use renting as a fallback positionFresh flipping strategies for condos, a rapidly growing investment category25 brand-new tips for do-it-yourself investors in the “Quick Fixes, Cleanups, and Repairs That Make You Money” section

CD-ROM features 80 printable worksheets, checklists, and spreadsheets in simple Excel, Word, and Adobe file formatPlenty of coverage of hot investment areas-including duplexes, townhouses, and condosCustomizable documents make doing the math quick and simple

Before you drive that first nail, this is the guide youneed--thousands of hints, tips, and professional tricks of thetrade Authoritative, detailed, and fully illustrated, Rules of Thumb forHome Building, Improvement, and Repair gives you all the insideinformation you need to make your home improvement project gofaster and easier. For this all-in-one volume, do-it-yourselfexperts Gene and Katie Hamilton, founders of the online serviceHouseNet, have distilled the best professional home repair andremodeling information. Rules of Thumb will help you avoid the costly headaches that canresult from using the wrong materials, amounts, or measurements.Here in plain English are all the technical standards andspecifications for lumber, fasteners and adhesives, carpentry,plumbing, electrical wiring, painting, walls, ceilings and floors,doors and windows, weatherizing and climate control, exteriors,asphalt, concrete, masonry, and more. Plus, you'll discovertime-tested procedures that get you the results you want everytime. Whatever project you're about to begin, Rules of Thumb for HomeBuilding, Improvement, and Repair is the first place to look forprofessional advice. Acclaimed do-it-yourself experts Gene and Katie Hamilton are theauthors of many successful books and magazine articles onremodeling and repair. In addition to their nationally syndicatednewspaper column, "Do It Yourself--Or Not?" they are the creatorsof HouseNet, an online home improvement service on America Online(keyword: housenet) and on the Internet (www.housenet.com). Theyhave been on the Today show, Dateline, and CNN and have beenwritten about in Newsweek and other national publications. TheHamiltons live in Maryland.