Oh, yes. There’s more. That wasn’t the end of it. (If you’re not caught up on our contractor incidents, read this. Also, there’s legit cussing in this post. Sorry moms.) So, remember when I said we were meeting yet another contractor this last Saturday? Well, we met with him. We’re showing him around the house. Asking … More Oh, wait. There’s more.
(This one’s a long one … so stop now, or hang in there.) We’ve hired contractors before. This has happened to us before. It was puzzling when it happened before. And it still baffles me. Contractors do a job for you and then you pay them. Hopefully, you’ll find a good, well-established contractor with great … More Perplexed.
We are now waiting on quotes from 8 different contractors. We’ve had a few trickle in, but with the holidays everything has been on hold. In the meantime, we’re chugging away with some of the demo work that we know we’ll be taking care of before the contractors get started. Also, it should be noted that it’s … More Playing the waiting game.
Here’s what we’re working with on this house. It’s got great bones and the mechanicals are all sound. There’s a new roof with gutter covers (which with all those leave, will be a huge money/time saver over the years!). It’s pretty efficient, with an air conditioner/heat pump and gas furnace – all pretty new in terms of expected … More House #2: Here’s what we’re working with.
We’ve been looking for 2 ½ years. 2+ years! Our realtor is amazing. Super awesome. Our commutes take us about 45-60 minutes each way … but we really like where we currently live and well, we weren’t quite sure what we wanted to move. The city and housing market are different from the cities where we’ve … More We *finally* bought a new house!
Welcome to our home ... our second attempt at a fixer-upper. 