Well, we finally purchased a house. It is a two story Craftsman, built in 1911. We have been looking to buy for the last 2 plus years and finally found a house that meets our needs. It is large enough to grow in, has a large yard, is in a decent neighborhood, is not on a busy street and was a fair price.
We had our offer accepted in June and will finally close on August 31st by September 10th. There were many repairs that had to occur before that bank would loan on the house. The seller paid to have the sewer replaced, a new roof put on, new gutters, new facia and new tongue and groove in the eaves; new tongue and groove on the front porch, and a new side porch. We hired a contractor to lift the rear 2-story porch and pour a new foundation for it, making it structurally sound. If that seems like a lot of work, that's because it is!
We're taking the month of September to have the hardwoods refinished and paint as much of the interior as we can. At the end of September the exterior will be painted---about the same time we plan on moving in.
Our new house! Please note, this is prior to any work, paint, etc. We'll post our progress as we make it.
The rear porch being lifted over 12 inches.
The front porch in the process of being repaired.
