When Kotoch, 40, makes an overture to a homeowner or, in the case of estate sales, to heirs, he includes an estimate as to how much money and work it will likely take to polish a deflated and scuffed house into buyer-ready condition. Sometimes, sellers look at his plans for updating the structure, systems and finishes, and tell him they could do it themselves and reap the same profit.
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