Blood, Sweat, and Pig's Ears

Dedicated to the Art, Science, and Passion of Renovating Extremely Run-Down Homes.

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

First Impressions of Restoring Galveston

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Restoring Galveston is my new favorite show to watch while I’m working out on the rower. I think the RG Team really knocked it out of the p...
Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Dominion Energy Does Not Comply with the A300 Standard for Pruning Trees

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     After extensive research and multiple interviews, it is clear that Dominion Energy does not comply with the ANSI (American National Sta...
Thursday, January 5, 2023

The Chicken or the Egg

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             I don’t know which came first, the chicken or the egg. However, I do know that you need to complete the flooring in the kitchen...

How Did Calling My Houses Pig's Ears Happen?

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     The personal dream to own a home to renovate was lingering in my head for half of my life before I bought my first project house. I was...
Thursday, September 8, 2022

Step 1: Get an Agreement on Paper

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     Early in my rehab career, after I finished a project and was back on the prowl for the next, I circled back to a property that was stil...
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Trent Fasnacht

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Blood Sweat and Pig's Ears
The four-word phrase blood, sweat, and tears conveys an opinion that someone is giving a specific objective their all. “You can’t turn a pig’s ear into a silk purse.” This remark expresses the view that some things are simply beyond possible. In 2011, I named this blog by merging these two, well-known expressions. I put everything I have into my rehabs because I love what I do and have an ability to see the houses for what they can be even before I start. Through these projects, I’ve learned some valuable lessons and developed my own step-by-step process. I have saved condemned properties, mystified witnesses, and once a neighbor compared me to Harry Houdini. However, I’m no magician nor a house flipper. I am just a man who has always loved to build, who was once a kid with a dream to buy and fix up a home of his own.
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