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Fix And Flip Goldmine Resources For Kitchen Cabinets Part I



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abinets can make or break       into your timeline but you can    
a kitchen. Countless hours     bet that if the error was your    
of research, many trips to      fault the vendor may take the     
the store, phone calls and            full 4-6 weeks to process and     
appointments with the                 reorder.                         
professionals have all yielded                                          
valuable information that I will      The delays only help to make the  
share with you here today. This      problems snowball because the     
information alone could possibly      completion of the other items     
save you hours upon hours, even       namely, the counter-tops, are     
weeks or months of research,          dependent first on the completion 
which is about the amount of time     of the cabinets. You cannot even 
it took me to gather. I know for     measure for countertops until the 
the busy real estate investor,        cabinets are in and placed. If   
time is money, so consider this       you will be using tile, you can   
my gift to you.                       figure supplies mathematically,   
                                      but in the case of solid surface  
Unless you have a strange             tops like Corion, granite, quartz 
configuration that would require      and the like you must have your   
going with custom cabinets, I         cabinets placed and set before    
would strongly suggest only using     they will even measure, much less 
In-Stock cabinets and here's why.     start the order. These are the   
Say you order a non-stocked, 4-6     kinds of problems you don't want  
week lead time cabinet and after      to deal with so, I have found     
they arrive you discover that         that using only In-Stock products 
either you have measured wrong or     helps to eliminate the problem.   
they shipped the incorrect item.                                        
Either way, you will have to wait     Another great reason to go with   
for the replacement to come in.       stocked product is that many      
Not only will this eat heavily        times the goof ups (incorrectly   



ordered cabinets) can be returned     increased options of things like  
for full value and another picked     spice racks and decorative        
up in its place, regardless, of       details. They even stock the     
whose fault it was. This amounts     crown molding if you are using it 
to a huge savings if you compare      which I would highly suggest in   
In-Stock goofs only cost you time     giving a finished look to your    
whereas, special order goofs can      kitchen project. They offer a   
cost you big money as well. Not      beautiful maple, white and an     
only will you need to pay for         awesome higher end cherry wood    
replacement costs, but freight        product straight off the shelf.   
also. Sometimes In-Stock can be      This is more of a do it yourself  
an even exchange or even get a        place so don't count on the       
full refund if the difference is      service you might get at some of  
in your favor.                        the big box stores. You will     
                                      have to figure out your needs and 
Lowes has a nice maple, raised        make sure, if you do have to      
panel cabinet on the shelf and        return something, that is hasn't  
comes already assembled and is        been touched, meaning installed.  
the best value in my opinion.         They are not quite as easy to     
They are not the quality of the       work with as the other larger     
Contractor's Warehouse cabinets       stores but the products offered   
mentioned in Part II of this          are exceptional in certainly      
article but you can't beat the        most, but not all, cases.         
price and the fact that they are                                        
in stock is a must.                   Home depot offers an In-Stock     
                                      product as well but it comes KD   
Contractor's warehouse on the         (knocked down) so I avoid         
other hand, is one of the best in     altogether. If you are super     
stock resources for a better          handy and plan on doing it        
quality cabinet and I love the        yourself go for it since the      



price point is a fair amount less     Read Part II of this article for  
than all the other options but        The Real Bonus.                   
the time it takes to assemble                                           
eats into my precious timeline        Hope this information was helpful 
for the completion of my project      and remember, that when you ask   
so this for me is not even an         someone who knows, you save       
option. One thing that               yourself countless hours of       
inherently seems to happen with       research and time. Our aim is to  
the KD products is getting pieces     help you discover powerful        
where the holes don't line up.        lessons learned from real estate  
They are Mickey Mouse and seem to     investing nightmares that will    
me to not be worth the effort and     make you a fortune.               
hassle.                               

                              
                                      




About the Author:

Michelle Rene Garcia is the Founder of http://www.AvoidRealEstateNightmares.com, an investment training company that provides monthly resources for real estate investors looking to protect their wealth and make wise investment decisions to build their fortune. Please visit Michelle at http://avoidrealestatenightmares.com/visit


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