ChipandJoanna Gainesare looking back at where it all started.
“This is a typical flip that we do,” Joanna, 43, said in the video while standing outside a Waco, Texas, home. “It’s one of those homes that sit in a neighborhood, that’s very traditional and established.”
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“In Waco, because we have very little property appreciation, we’ve got to come into a property like this and really create the value,” Chip, 47, explained while showcasing a home in need of some serious TLC.
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“We’ve got to come in and figure out what’s wrong with the property and fix it, and then with my wife’s eye for design, she’ll come in and really make this a perfect case scenario,” he continued.
Added Chip: “So once we give ourselves four to six weeks for the improvement process, we’ll have this house on the market … and I think this will be a wild success.”
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“I think, looking back, we couldn’t have planned it any better,” Joanna told hostLara Spencer. “It’s January, it’s a new year. Just the message of hope and inspiration from these storytellers and the stories that they’re telling… The world is ready for that kind of beauty to be seen.”
source: people.com
