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The scary house in Knoxville is given a dramatic makeover after the remodeling opened with the very first Ugly House Dance Party.
DALLAS – (BUSINESS WIRE) – HomeVestors® has announced the ugliest House of the Year® 2020, a 2,146 square foot home in Knoxville, built in 1945, that was bought and refurbished by Gururas “Jean” Khalsa and her husband Siri. who independently own and operate a franchise of the original company “We Buy Ugly Houses®”. Khalsa’s stunning Redo, one of nearly 10,000 homes bought by HomeVestors, America’s number one homebuyer, in 2020, was voted the ugliest house of the year by several nationwide and was celebrated with “An Ugly House Dance Party” prior to its renovation.
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HomeVestors announced the ugliest house of 2020, a 1945-built 2,146-square-foot Knoxville home that was voted a winner by several nationwide and celebrated with “An Ugly House Dance Party” prior to renovation. (Photo: Business Wire)
When Khalsa bought the 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom house it had a sentencing order against it and was due to be demolished. The house had been empty and full of trash the size of an adult for years. The entire roof over the cave had collapsed, causing the floor to be badly damaged by rain and the elements. It was home to wildlife, was destroyed several times and was so overgrown that it could hardly be seen from the road.
The Khalsa team replaced all plumbing, HVAC and plumbing and rewired the entire house. In addition to the restoration and the replacement of walls, ceilings and doors, the existing wooden floors were refinished, new ceramic tiles were laid and some of the existing floors were restored. In the kitchen, Khalsa replaced cabinets, countertops, and appliances. The bathrooms have been updated with new vanities, toilets, a tub in one and a restored tub in the master. Outside, the overgrown brush and a shabby side deck were removed and a new concrete driveway and steps installed. With new siding, windows and landscaping, the house is no longer recognizable, among other things.
“I love to take the houses we buy and bring new life to them, and this is one of the best examples of that love work,” said Khalsa. “Before I came to HomeVestors, I was an architect and I take pride in good design. It is so rewarding to see what I imagine and then to see the new owners or tenants take pride in having a beautiful home. ”
Khalsa, a lifelong dancer, is a core member and choreographer of the Momentum Dance Lab, a modern dance company in Knoxville. To celebrate the beginning of the next chapter of the house, members of her company joined her for the “An Ugly House Party” shortly after the demolition began. Together they took an evening to improvise the movement through the house together, which resulted in a graceful expression, combined with the removal of blinds, curtains and other elements of the “old” house. They danced through the night with glow sticks at dusk, resulting in a captivating two-minute production that was set to music and featured on YouTube. The fate of the property to become the ugliest house of 2020 is almost prescient.
“When we celebrate our scariest ‘before’ and ‘after’ for the ugliest house of the year, our franchises like Jean and her ingenuity can shine,” said David Hicks, CEO of HomeVestors. “We take something of value that other buyers may not consider and reintroduce it as a desirable and beautiful property, and this home is the epitome of that.”
More than 80 percent of the homes HomeVestors buys are less than 1,400 square feet and were built before 1980. Franchises typically rehabilitate and then sell the homes or keep them as investment properties. We Buy Ugly Houses® local independent small business owners are also helping to increase property values and promote community revitalization by creating a valuable first-time home offering from existing community property.
Editor’s Note: A full library of before and after photos can be found here.
About HomeVestors of America, Inc.
Dallas-based HomeVestors of America, Inc. is the largest professional home buying company in the United States, with more than 105,000 homes purchased since 1996. HomeVestors recruits, trains and supports its 1,150 independent and operated HomeVestors® Franchisees who specialize in building businesses based on buying, renovating, selling and holding residential real estate. HomeVestors, known as We Buy Ugly Houses®, strives to make a positive impact in each of its 176 markets. The company, which is ranked 5000 on the 2020 Inc. 5000, has been featured in the “Top Franchises” of the prestigious Franchise Business Review for 12 years in a row, nine years on the annual Dallas 100 and # 94 in the 2020 Franchise Times Top 200 Franchise Chains from Worldwide Sales. HomeVestors has also been consistently recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine, which last ranked it 16th “Top Growth Franchise,” named it one of the Top 200 Franchises of 2020, and ranked it 36th in its annual Franchise 500. More information is available at www.HomeVestors.com.
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Source: HomeVestors of America, Inc.
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