How to Use fixer-upper in a Sentence

fixer-upper

noun
  • Even the era of finding a cheap fixer-upper might be over.
    Joel Mathis, The Week, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The best way to deal with fixer-uppers and frenzied fans is to silence them early in the game.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2024
  • How does a two-bedroom fixer-upper a block from the airport sound?
    Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The house is a one-bedroom, one-bath fixer-upper that once belonged to the parents of one of Lee’s high school friends.
    Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2023
  • The home, paid in cash, proved to be another fixer-upper, and came slightly charred due to a past fire.
    Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 16 July 2023
  • Burke moved to the neighborhood in 2012, purchasing a fixer-upper that had been on the market for a year.
    Jillian Atelsek, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Of course, there are plenty of downsides to buying a fixer-upper as well.
    Becca Stanek, theweek, 26 July 2024
  • But profit is not the main driver for most buyers of fixer-uppers.
    Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 13 May 2024
  • In 1993, Kathy Wurzer and her husband were looking for a fixer-upper – a house the couple could put their mark on.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2023
  • There are a couple of outbuildings including a fixer-upper cottage that in the right hands would one day make a fabulous pool house.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
  • And with their exit comes a great opportunity for people eager to buy a fixer-upper of their own.
    Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 13 May 2024
  • Mike Minor and Kyle Gibson made nice fixer-upper stories.
    Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The renter is selling her home, a Victorian fixer-upper in Kansas.
    Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The property was a fixer-upper in the Ormewood Park neighborhood of Atlanta’s Eastside.
    Jessica Fu, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
  • This fearless couple harnessed the power of the internet and turned a simple South Carolina fixer-upper into the home of their dreams.
    Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The couple helps families choose a fixer-upper home, then fix it up in Joanna's signature farmhouse style.
    Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Image Many people trying to buy their starter homes are finding only fixer-uppers.
    Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 2 June 2024
  • Tom had some arcade games for me, in various states of functionality, from mint to fixer-upper.
    Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 25 June 2023
  • A few years back, Brooke and her husband purchased a fixer-upper mid-century home in the Beverly neighborhood of Chicago.
    Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Some residents are anxious to know if Gaines has bigger plans to give Archer City a fixer-upper makeover or if the books are about to disappear and the buildings left vacant, like many other buildings on the town square.
    Ed Lavandera, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
  • But interest in relatively cheap, old fixer-uppers has boomed as the cost of newer houses has skyrocketed over the past few years.
    Chris Moody, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
  • In addition to its architectural charm—the second-floor balconies and impressive turret are designed to dazzle—the Old Granville House serves as the original fixer-upper.
    Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Josiah’s father was an engineer turned insurance salesman, and the family lived in a fixer-upper surrounded by woods and farmland.
    Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
  • One property is currently on the market: a two-parcel offering on one acre including a three-bedroom fixer-upper home and an Italian restaurant, all for $1.95 million.
    Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
  • These companies are also typically fixer-uppers that command far lower prices than what the PE giants pay for bigger, smoothly running choices.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 July 2023
  • In 2016, Ethan and Elizabeth Finkelstein turned their love of affordable fixer-uppers into the wildly popular Instagram account @cheapoldhouses.
    Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
  • For buyers making the jump to homeownership, fixer-uppers are becoming more appealing with their lower inventory and higher costs.
    Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Other adventures in homeownership ended well — the couple doubled their money after selling a fixer-upper.
    Paulette Perhach, New York Times, 19 May 2024
  • The real estate social media space is packed with influencers focusing on specific niches like luxury mansions, mid-century moderns or inexpensive yet promising fixer-uppers.
    Chloe Veltman, NPR, 4 May 2024

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