Match the words and phrases with their translations.

Drag and drop elements to create a dialogue. Elementy do uszeregowania: 1. My husband found a job in Michigan. We’re leaving in August. It pains me to leave this house behind, but the new house Andy found for us is a real charmer, too. Filled with light and all., 2. Joan! Finally taking care of your garden, are you?, 3. Well, good luck in Michigan and may this house catch somebody’s eye!, 4. Don’t wish me luck. Wish me a lot of prospective buyers and a good return on my investment. I’ve put quite some money into the garden, and the house will get a new coat of paint, too!, 5. It’s not like you to be doing landscaping. You’ve never paid much attention to the exteriors., 6. That’s got to change. I’m selling my property, so I have to take care of the curb appeal., 7. Selling it? Are you serious? Why on earth would you leave Smallville?, 8. Yup, just brought in some mulch and a few saplings are waiting over there to get planted along this path., 9. Good luck in Michigan, then.

Mark the statements below as true or false and check if you are an expert in the art of house renovations.

1. People are less likely to buy a property if it is aesthetically pleasing but has low quality appliances installed.
   True False
   
   
2. If you want to start a flipping career, you have to be able to buy your first property with cash. Otherwise, there will never be enough funds for renovations needed to resell the house once it’s flipped.
   True False
   
   
3. The curb appeal can be a decisive factor for many people. They won’t buy a house if it doesn’t look good from the street level.
   True False
   
   
4. While calculating your expenses and potential profits, the most important number is the return rate on investment. A cheap house will not bring in enough profits after renovation if the cost of the house and flip is higher than the average house price in the area.
   True False
   
   
5. It’s tempting to sell the house as soon as you flip it, but sometimes it may be more profitable to rent it instead and wait for a buyer willing to pay more for the property.
   True False

Look at the expressions below and see if you understand the expressions connected to house flipping. In each point there is a true definition and two incorrect or inaccurate definitions. Choose the only correct one in each point.

1. If something is done aesthetically-wise,
   a) it is done so well, someone might employ a wise aesthete to write about it.
   b) it is done so that it looks good for most people.
   c) it is a smart thing to do.
   
   
2. If there’s ample room for modification,
   a) the modifications have to be done quickly.
   #) many things can be modified.
   c) there’s very little room to modify anything.
   
   
3. If your space dazzles its visitors,
   a) it makes them dizzy.
   b) it throws glitter into their eyes, quite literally.
   c) its aesthetic qualities seem appealing to them.
   
   
4. If a property you’re renovating is forgiving, it
   a) allows you to make many mistakes while working.
   b) ‘forgets’ your work and falls apart again pretty quickly.
   c) it looks a bit like a church.
   
   
5. If you choose the latter thing, you
   a) choose the thing that has more milk or has a more milky
   colour / consistency.
   b) you choose the eco-leather option.
   c) you choose the second thing from the two things you’ve just mentioned.
   
   
6. The windowsill in your house is
   a) the silicon used to seal your windows.
   b) a type of curtain that covers your windows completely.
   c) the flat part next to your window where you can keep your plants.
   
   
7. If you drive up the costs, you
   a) increase your expenditures so that your return rate is sure to be lower.
   b) use your car for transportation so that the costs can be limited.
   c) sell the things you don’t need from your driveway (only in America).

Drag and drop elements to fill in the gaps in the text. There are two elements that you do not need. When you want to buy a freshly flipped     1. 1. rotting, 2. drives, 3. appliances, 4. curb, 5. charmer, 6. forgiving, 7. windowsills, 8. property, 9. coat, 10. tiles, 11. functional, 12. boarding, 13. know-how,     make sure the house-flipping person is not just using cheap tricks to raise the sales price. It often happens that the house you intend to buy is a     . 1. rotting, 2. drives, 3. appliances, 4. curb, 5. charmer, 6. forgiving, 7. windowsills, 8. property, 9. coat, 10. tiles, 11. functional, 12. boarding, 13. know-how,     but has a few underlying problems that have not been solved and that will make your lives more difficult. Take     3. 1. rotting, 2. drives, 3. appliances, 4. curb, 5. charmer, 6. forgiving, 7. windowsills, 8. property, 9. coat, 10. tiles, 11. functional, 12. boarding, 13. know-how     for an example. The     4. 1. rotting, 2. drives, 3. appliances, 4. curb, 5. charmer, 6. forgiving, 7. windowsills, 8. property, 9. coat, 10. tiles, 11. functional, 12. boarding, 13. know-how     of paint may be fresh, but the wood could be     . 1. rotting, 2. drives, 3. appliances, 4. curb, 5. charmer, 6. forgiving, 7. windowsills, 8. property, 9. coat, 10. tiles, 11. functional, 12. boarding, 13. know-how     on the inside. Proper impregnation     5. 1. rotting, 2. drives, 3. appliances, 4. curb, 5. charmer, 6. forgiving, 7. windowsills, 8. property, 9. coat, 10. tiles, 11. functional, 12. boarding, 13. know-how     up the costs, so many flippers just cover the problem and hope they sell the whole thing before the problem manifests itself. Another problem might be the quality of materials and kitchen     6. 1. rotting, 2. drives, 3. appliances, 4. curb, 5. charmer, 6. forgiving, 7. windowsills, 8. property, 9. coat, 10. tiles, 11. functional, 12. boarding, 13. know-how. Often you can be easily impressed by the space arrangements but once you start living in the space, you can discover it’s far from being     7. 1. rotting, 2. drives, 3. appliances, 4. curb, 5. charmer, 6. forgiving, 7. windowsills, 8. property, 9. coat, 10. tiles, 11. functional, 12. boarding, 13. know-how. One example is the kitchen     8. 1. rotting, 2. drives, 3. appliances, 4. curb, 5. charmer, 6. forgiving, 7. windowsills, 8. property, 9. coat, 10. tiles, 11. functional, 12. boarding, 13. know-how     that might have an interesting pattern, but stain easily or become slippery when wet. If you lack the technical     9. 1. rotting, 2. drives, 3. appliances, 4. curb, 5. charmer, 6. forgiving, 7. windowsills, 8. property, 9. coat, 10. tiles, 11. functional, 12. boarding, 13. know-how     to see which parts of the property might pose a problem in the future, remember there are companies that can inspect your prospective purchase with you and make sure there’s more to a house than just flashy interiors and a nice     10. 1. rotting, 2. drives, 3. appliances, 4. curb, 5. charmer, 6. forgiving, 7. windowsills, 8. property, 9. coat, 10. tiles, 11. functional, 12. boarding, 13. know-how     appeal.

Type in the missing words and complete the gaps in the text. Many believe you need to pay for your first flip with     1. cTu uzupełnij     and that without funds, you can not start a career by renovating houses and reselling them with profit. This is a major misconception. Of course it is optimal if you just wait, a    2. cTu uzupełnij     funds and then buy and own the p    3. rTu uzupełnij. However, it is also possible to find plenty of crediting options that will not only help you make your first p    4. uTu uzupełnij     but also leave you with enough funds to do some re    5. mTu uzupełnij, put this extra     6. cTu uzupełnij     of paint on the walls and do some lan    7. dTu uzupełnij     for the perfect curb     8. aTu uzupełnij. If you plan your operations right and achieve a high r    9. eTu uzupełnij     rate, you can flip a run    10. -Tu uzupełnij     property, sell it and turn a profit after paying back the bank whatever you still owe it. So if you know how to drive a hard b    . aTu uzupełnij     or have the know    11. -Tu uzupełnij     on how to do renovations, don’t wait until you’ve gathered the full sum. Become a house-flipper today!