
Our First Austin Apartment Flip: The Full Before & After
Our first flip was a dated little Austin one-bed. Here's the honest before-and-after, the budget, and the changes that actually moved the needle.
Read MoreReal before-and-afters from our Austin apartment flips — budget renovations, what paid off, what we'd never do again, and how we renovate rentals without rewiring or gutting.

Our first flip was a dated little Austin one-bed. Here's the honest before-and-after, the budget, and the changes that actually moved the needle.
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You don't need a big budget to transform a small apartment. Here's the low-cost, high-impact renovation playbook we use on every flip.
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Our smallest unit is our best earner. Here's how we turned a single-room studio into a booked-out short-term rental.
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Honey-oak trim, builder brass, and beige tile — the '90s condo special. Here's how we modernized one into a booked-out rental.
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We never replace a rental kitchen — we refresh it. Here's the under-$1,500 kitchen refresh that pays for itself in bookings.
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You can transform a rental bathroom in a weekend without a plumber. Here's the no-plumbing bathroom makeover we use on every flip.
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The single best upgrade for any rental is warm lighting — and you can add it all without an electrician. Here's the no-rewiring playbook.
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Rental floors take a beating. Here's the durable, photogenic flooring we use so a flip survives hundreds of guests.
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Paint is the cheapest change you can make, and the wrong colour kills a listing photo. Here are the colours that photograph well.
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One Murphy bed turned our tiniest studio into a flexible, higher-earning rental. Here's why it worked and how we lit it.
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Every flip taught us something the hard way. Here are the renovation choices we'd never make again in a rental.
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