The housing market slowdown is on its way. Both rising interest rates (topping 5% for a 30-year-fixed rate) and inflation have Americans thinking twice about buying a home, especially for the first time.

This week’s Transformation Tuesday is from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 

This brick bungalow has had a charming exterior from the start—if in need of a refresh for the roof and shutters. Inside, however, its dated features and worn out surfaces were cause for concern. 

Some of the newest real estate markets in our repertoire at REI Nation are in the great state of Alabama: Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, and Huntsville.

This week’s Transformation Tuesday is from Little Rock, Arkansas. 

This spacious single-family appeared deceptively compact from the outside. Dingy colors on the exterior, plus a makeshift outdoor oven in the side yard, added up to disaster! Inside, half-hearted efforts to renovate left the living spaces segmented, when the bathrooms were in the most need of an update! 

On the cusp of the summer home-buying season, it’s becoming more and more evident that the housing shortage poses a problem for the average buyer. In fact, there’s a shortage of some 5 million homes across the nation. 

For real estate investors, diversifying your streams of income through the acquisition of multiple properties is key to building real wealth. On the other side of that coin, however, buying more properties means fielding more expenses.

This week’s Transformation Tuesday is from Memphis, Tennessee. 

Hidden by a wrought iron fence and an old trellis, the unassuming original state of this property hid its potential well. Inside, that potential was buried under decades of left-behind junk. Thankfully, this mess was nothing our team couldn't handle! 

Although increasing mortgage interest rates have begun to cool the costs of the real estate market, buyers and homeowners are finding themselves going to extremes to keep costs in check.

This week’s Transformation Tuesday is from San Antonio, Texas. 

You might've missed this house in its original condition, obscured as it was by overgrown trees and bushes that ran nearly the full length of the house! Inside, however, the empty spaces seemed to echo with dated motifs: wood paneling, patterned wallpaper, and off-putting colors left and right. Thankfully, our team knew just what to do to take this property back to its roots. 

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