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Portrait of Dave and Jenny Marrs seated on stairs from promo for Episode 1 The Better Buy Podcast from Better Homes and Gardens

Credit: Better Homes & Gardens

They married three years later and moved to Arkansas where Dave began pursuing a career in construction.

He started his company, Marrs Developing, and he quickly became known for his custom woodworking and designs.

In 2012, Jenny joined the team as a designer.

dave and jenny marrs outdoor porch swing

Credit: Aaron Menken, Hatch & Maas Collective

Today, the couple continues to build, design, and remodel homes in the area.

Advice from the Episode

Creating your dream home from a fixer-upper can seem overwhelming.

I really love classic architecture.

I just want to look at him and say, ‘You know, you just brought the wrong house.

What can we keep originalif it’s the flooring?

If it’s even just the structure?

I love how old houses have all the nooks and crannies and weird angles and really embracing that.

Ninety nine percent of the time we do update a kitchen, for example, and bathroom.

Because those are the spaces that really date themselves the quickest.

But we do give a shot to incorporate the same style of the house.

Start Remodels with the Kitchen and Bathrooms

Choose where you want to spend your money.

Like, in your living room, you may not wanna spend a ton of money.

You want, like, a focal point.

But you oughta figure out what your family uses.

Change it into an office, or a playroom, or something else that is functional for your family.

Who cares what it’s supposed to be?

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