Aint that the truth. I consider myself to be at least somewhat knowledgeable of home repair. But every one of my "simple" projects seems to turn into an episode of Renovation Realities. Unplanned expenses. Bringing everything up to code. And of course the one or two surprises you come across along the way (the previous owners of my house rewired lights with spliced extension cord!). High risk, high reward business flipping houses.

That's what I tell him.