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The art of house flipping means that you find a place that needs renovation, buy it cheaply, put in a lot of work and finally sell it with a profit. Although it sounds simple, there are many things that can go wrong along the way. In this section you are going to read the story of Jake and Catherine who, at one point, had to face a really hard choice.
Sztuka flippingu mieszkań polega na tym, że znajdujesz mieszkanie do remontu, tanio je kupujesz, wkładasz dużo pracy i ostatecznie sprzedajesz z zyskiem. Choć wydaje się to proste, po drodze wiele rzeczy może pójść nie tak. W tej sekcji przeczytasz historię Jake'a i Catherine, którzy w pewnym momencie musieli stawić czoła naprawdę trudnemu wyborowi.
Study the text below. Then, choose all the tools used by Samantha and her husband to fix their plumbing problem.
Źródło: Konrad Gniazdowski
Listen to the recording. Then, choose all the pictures with tools used by Samantha and her husband to fix their plumbing problem.
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THE HOUSE WE COULDN’T FLIPInterviewer: Is it true that you actually started your career as house‑flippershouse‑flippers twice?
Samantha: Yes it is! (laughter) When we first started flipping we were convinced that the only way to make our dreams come true was to accumulate cashaccumulate cash, buy a house, renovaterenovate it and then flipflip. We had a dream but very little practical know‑howknow‑how. So either way, we had been saving every pennysaving every penny, and living in a very small flat when we saw the first propertyproperty we decided to flip.
Christian: It was a real hit, it seemed. A slightly run‑downrun‑down, quiet house with a great curb appealcurb appeal that needed a new coat of paintcoat of paint on the outside and a complete rework on the inside. We knew right away that it had the potential to be a charmercharmer.
Interviewer: So what went wrong? Because I guess there was a catchcatch.
Christian: What didn’t? (laughter) We were green back then so it was hard to predict the real costs - both time- and money--wise-wise. The outer walls turned out to be rottingrotting in some places and there was risk of insect infestationinfestation so we had to replace part of the boardingboarding and impregnate it all. The inside wasn’t much more forgiving, was it, Sam?
Samantha: No, it wasn’t. The rooms were arranged in such a way that most of the space got wasted and the house felt really crampedcramped. We knew it wouldn’t sell if it wasn’t airyairy and spaciousspacious so we decided to knock down some walls. The problem was…
Christian: … the building materials.
Samantha: Right. The place hadn’t been built from the same materials that were listedlisted in its specification. The main wall cracked and we had to reinforcereinforce it, which drove up the costsdrove up the costs even more.
Interviewer: Sounds horrible, but still doesn’t have to mean you must end your career, does it?
Samantha: No it was not that. The thing is that once we were done moving the wall and fixing both the interiorinterior and exteriorexterior, we …
Christian: … just couldn’t let it golet it go. The house really was a charmer and the work, the planning and designing just created this connection.
Samantha: We couldn’t flip it. Instead we moved in with Lilly, our cat, sold the old place and went on saving some more money. We decided to wait with our house‑flipping dream because our dream of a perfect home took us by surprisetook us by surprise.
Źródło: Konrad Gniazdowski, licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
- The house flippers didn’t know how to do their job properly at the beginning.
a) the interviewer
b) Samantha
c) Christian
- The first property they decided to flip looked like a perfect choice.
a) the interviewer
b) Samantha
c) Christian
- The flippers did not know how to calculate the money and time spent on renovation while doing their first investment.
a) the interviewer
b) Samantha
c) Christian
- The rooms in the house lacked space and needed to be rearranged.
a) the interviewer
b) Samantha
c) Christian
- Higher renovation costs do not have to be a sure career breaker.
a) the interviewer
b) Samantha
c) Christian
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Słownik
/ əˈkjuːmjəleɪt kæʃ /
odłożyć pieniądze (to collect or increase money gradually)
/ ˈeəri /
z dużą ilością świeżego powietrza, przewiewny/przewiewna (spacious, well lit, and well ventilated)
/ æks /
siekierka (a cutting tool with a sharp blade attached to a handle, used for chopping wood or other materials)
/ ˈbɔːdɪŋ /
odeskowanie (long, flat, thin pieces of wood used to build or cover something)
/ kætʃ /
haczyk (a hidden problem or difficulty in a plan or an offer that seems surprisingly good)
/ˈtʃɑːmə(r)/
atrakcyjny dom (an appealing house)
/ kəʊt əv peɪnt /
warstwa farby (a layer of paint)
/ kræmpt /
ciasny/ciasna, mało przestrzenny/przestrzenna (uncomfortably small or restricted)
/ kɜːb əˈpiːl /
wygląd nieruchomości z perspektywy ulicy, przed wejściem do środka (the look of a property from the outside)
/ dɪˈtætʃ /
odpiąć, odczepić, oddzielić (to separate or disconnect something from its point of attachment)
/ dreɪn paɪps / / dreɪn paɪp /
rury kanalizacyjne [rura kanalizacyjna] (a pipe that carries away liquid waste or rainwater from a building)
/ drəʊv ˈʌp ðə kɒsts / / ˈdraɪv ˈʌp ðə kɒsts /
zwiększyło koszty [zwiększać koszty] (increase the cost)
/ ɪkˈstɪəriə(r) /
zewnętrze (the outside of something)
/ flɪp /
odsprzedać z zyskiem (sell with profit)
/ fəˈɡɪvɪŋ /
tu: łatwiejszy/łatwiejsza w remoncie (easier to renovate)
/ ɡriːn /
tu: niedoświadczony/niedoświadczona (inexperienced)
/ haʊs‑ˈflɪpəz / / haʊs‑ˈflɪpə /
osoby kupujące zaniedbane domy i odsprzedające je z zyskiem po remoncie [osoba kupująca zaniedbane domy i odsprzedająca je z zyskiem po remoncie] (a person buying run‑down houses to renovate and sell them with profit)
/ˌɪnfeˈsteɪʃn/
plaga, infestacja (the presence of an unusually large number of insects or animals in a place, typically so as to cause damage or disease)
/ ɪnˈtɪəriə(r) /
wnętrze (the inside of something)
/ ˈnəʊ haʊ /
praktyczna wiedza (practical knowledge)
/ lɛt ɪt gəʊ /
rozstać się, odpuścić sobie (allow someone or something to escape or go free)
/ ˈlɪstɪd /
wymieniony/wymieniona (included in a record or catalouge)
/ prɪˈdɪkəmənt /
kłopotliwe położenie (a difficult situation with no easy solution)
/ ˈprɒpəti /
nieruchomość, własność (a thing or things belonging to someone)
/ ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs /
wzmocnić (strengthen)
/ ˈrenəveɪt /
odnowić, wyremontować (restore to a good state of repair)
/ ˈrɒtɪŋ /
gnijący/gnijąca (decaying)
/ rʌn daʊn /
zaniedbany/zaniedbana (of poor quality)
/ ˈseɪvɪŋ ˈevri ˈpeni / / seɪv ˈevri ˈpeni /
odkładanie każdego grosza [odkładać każdy grosz] (saving all the money one earns)
/ ˈspeɪʃəs /
przestrzenny/przestrzenna, przestronny/przestronna (having ample space)
/ ˈtʊk əz ˈbaɪ səˈpraɪz / / ˈteɪk ˈsʌmbədi ˈbaɪ səˈpraɪz /
zaskoczył/zaskoczyła nas [zaskoczyć kogoś] (surprise someone)
/ waɪz /
pod względem (having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgement)
/ rentʃ /
klucz francuski (a tool used for turning and twisting bolts and nuts)
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