Jack Knight's House Flip

[Joria]

Wow!  Well done, Jack, Becky, Jen and Dan!  Gorgeous mansion now, not just a house.  But tell me, how does it fit into the neighborhood?  You know, the rule of thumb is you are also buying your neighborhood, not just your house, and if your house is the very best and all the others are.....well, to put it crudely, shacks, it will depreciate your house.  Has Jack been approached about upgrading the other neighbors houses and if so, how will he do that while they are still in possession of their house?

Mine is not as elegant and more crowded with stuff.  I may have to relook at what I want to actually leave in the house when I sell it.

[Isys]

Wow!  Well done, Jack, Becky, Jen and Dan!  Gorgeous mansion now, not just a house.  But tell me, how does it fit into the neighborhood?  You know, the rule of thumb is you are also buying your neighborhood, not just your house, and if your house is the very best and all the others are.....well, to put it crudely, shacks, it will depreciate your house.  Has Jack been approached about upgrading the other neighbors houses and if so, how will he do that while they are still in possession of their house?

Mine is not as elegant and more crowded with stuff.  I may have to re look at what I want to actually leave in the house when I sell it.

Jack definitely will be doing the other houses, I just haven't posted it yet, working it into the story. That is the point of a flip, to upgrade the houses that are not so great and where this house is was perfect. There was more than one house to flip plus it can molded without influence of a house that was already fantastic so I can get the neighborhood to look the way I want. And finally hoping that when people upload the houses that are a part of the flip they will replace it with the perspective lots.

It doesn't have to be as long as you upgraded the existing one, some people might now want fancy, lol infact I did not indend on it to get so fancy I will have to try to do something less dramatic next time. But still nice of course.

That part of the story with the neighbour is just a story and not a challenge. When I get to that part I will work it out.

Thanks for your support, will be looking forward to your sims flip.

[Joria]

I get really involved in the story I make, so if it's ok, I would rather not have to make a new story.  Having said that, I think it would be best if I posted my flip on the Building and Construction, Showboat Thread since this one is all about the stories.  I've uploaded the house.  Here's the link:  http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=3264975

See ya on the Showboat Thread!

[Pam]

Sorry, guys.  I removed all the comments about taxes and government.  Not only is it off topic for this thread, but it falls under the forbidden category of Politics.  Please refrain from these types of discussions.

I'm also going to ask Metro to visit this thread regarding how to handle this private challenge on the Forum, where it should be posted, etc.

[Anushka]

Wow, you did great job remodeling that little house, it is not recognisable! I see some items I haven't seen before, mostly in bathroom and I'm tempted to find that CC but am avoiding it since that doll and everything showed up! Wonderful house you built, and can't wait to see your next project!

[Pam]

I see some items I haven't seen before, mostly in bathroom and I'm tempted to find that CC but am avoiding it since that doll and everything showed up!

I'm pretty sure all the bathroom items are from the Sims 3 store, not third party CC.

[Anushka]

Ups, thanks Pam. I kind of call all of them "custom content" since they didn't come with the game, but I understand the difference.

[Joria]

I'm also going to ask Metro to visit this thread regarding how to handle this private challenge on the Forum, where it should be posted, etc.

Thanks, Pam.

[Isys]

Sorry, guys.  I removed all the comments about taxes and government.  Not only is it off topic for this thread, but it falls under the forbidden category of Politics.  Please refrain from these types of discussions.

I'm also going to ask Metro to visit this thread regarding how to handle this private challenge on the Forum, where it should be posted, etc.

I did send Metro a message asking what to do since people wanted to take part and explained that the original purpose of this thread was to tell the story portion of the challenge but I have not heard anything from him since I wrote.

[Isys]

I get really involved in the story I make, so if it's ok, I would rather not have to make a new story.  Having said that, I think it would be best if I posted my flip on the Building and Construction, Showboat Thread since this one is all about the stories.  I've uploaded the house.  Here's the link:  http://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=3264975

See ya on the Showboat Thread!

Sorry I must have insinuated that it had to be a story, I only did mine as a story for this forum because I wanted to share the adventure. Not everyones is a story it is just posts of updates of what they have done so far. So that would be completely fine if you don't do a story it is not part of the challenge.

[Isys]

Sorry, guys.  I removed all the comments about taxes and government.  Not only is it off topic for this thread, but it falls under the forbidden category of Politics.  Please refrain from these types of discussions.

I'm also going to ask Metro to visit this thread regarding how to handle this private challenge on the Forum, where it should be posted, etc.

Sorry thought it would be rude not to reply.

[Metropolis Man]

isys77, I've looked over everything and here are my thoughts: if this is a bona fide contest that you want players to participate in, then I can move this to the Contests section. That's where it would belong. I would also ask that you include the full rule set in your first post. Editing the title to also include "Building Contest" is a good idea. However, if the main thrust of this is simply the story of Jack and you're providing rules for others to try this, then it would remain in the Stories section.

[Joria]

Isys I pm'd you with questions so I stop hijacking this interesting story. lol  I want to see what Jack does next since he was so successful his first time around.

[Isys]

isys77, I've looked over everything and here are my thoughts: if this is a bona fide contest that you want players to participate in, then I can move this to the Contests section. That's where it would belong. I would also ask that you include the full rule set in your first post. Editing the title to also include "Building Contest" is a good idea. However, if the main thrust of this is simply the story of Jack and you're providing rules for others to try this, then it would remain in the Stories section.

I got your message and as soon as I adjust a few things in the rules I will Pm them to you. Thank you for helping me on this.

[Isys]

Isys I pm'd you with questions so I stop hijacking this interesting story. lol  I want to see what Jack does next since he was so successful his first time around.

I got your message and I responded. I hope that helps pm me if you have any other questions.

[MomOfMany]

Just seen this and wanted to let you know if you don't already know that if you max out the handiness skill you get some kind of discount on items. I don't know much about it as I haven't used it but I have seen that when you max handiness it tells you what it is. I don't know if it is free or just a discount of some sort and I don't know if it is all items in build and buy modes or just one or the other of the modes.

Oh and I wanted to say I love the story what a great idea!

[Isys]

Welcome to my next flip, the last house which you can see behind me has set the standard for this growing neighborhood and I find that I now have to bring the rest of these houses up to par. I sold the shotgun style house for $82,983 and came away with enough profit to fund this project. I will continue to work to fund this project but mainly for interior decor. Let's take a look.



So obviously it needs work, the inspector has informed me that I cannot add a foundation which puts a halt to some of my plans.



There doesn't seem to be a lot of space in the back, but we can make it work.



So we can see here that everything in this house needs upgrading. After looking over the house I encountered termites! Pest control was immediately called and Dan showed up to start building and taking down walls that will be what I will be building my idea from.



Ok, so here we are with the first draft of what I hope will become a family home and maintain the style that I vision for this neighborhood. Becky will be away for a few weeks as she is not feeling well so she will be sending her assistant to help.



Tune in next time as I will be outlining the placement of the rooms and hopefully putting in new doors and windows.

[Sophie4563]

@isys Did Jack actually make a profit on the remodeled house? How would that work, when furniture, doors, etc. depreciate after you place them?

[Isys]

@isys Did Jack actually make a profit on the remodeled house? How would that work, when furniture, doors, etc. depreciate after you place them?

He really did, he moved out of that lot with about $80 thousand, who am I to argue with the game. When I checked the house I left, all the furniture was still there so it all worked out I had enough money to fund the next flip.

[Lilygirl]

I love this story Isys! Well done.

@ Sophie: What I think Isys means by 'profit' is that there is a difference between the price Jack sold the house for and the price he bought it for, not the real life meaning of profit where you get more out than you invested. Where Jack had 16,500 Simoleons to buy his first house he now has 80,000 Simoleons to buy the second.

At least that's how I understand what Isys is saying. Correct me if I'm wrong Isys.

Good luck on the next one.

[Isys]

I love this story Isys! Well done.

@ Sophie: What I think Isys means by 'profit' is that there is a difference between the price Jack sold the house for and the price he bought it for, not the real life meaning of profit where you get more out than you invested. Where Jack had 16,500 Simoleons to buy his first house he now has 80,000 Simoleons to buy the second.

At least that's how I understand what Isys is saying. Correct me if I'm wrong Isys.

Good luck on the next one.

Yes that is what I meant, a sim profit thanks for that.

[SimmerAtHeart96]

Wow,  , what you did to that first house is brilliant. It looks like a mansion, very different to the original.
Good luck Jack for this second house! I can't wait to see more updates, and the finished product!!

Elice