I closed on my house on April 27, 2018. My friend Tyler and I had looked at probably over 50 homes over the course of over a year. It’s crazy to think how many houses we looked at and how many offers we put in. I had a very strict budget to follow and the market was pretty competitive. This house isn’t EXACTLY what I wanted, but do we ever get everything we want?

The listing was nice, the house seemed clean, so we went for it. We went through inspection, and there were (and still are) a number of things that needed to be addressed.  This was the end of the search and the beginning of the “renovations”. It needed new electrical and plumbing, the first bits needing addressed, which I left to professionals.

Directly after closing we went and changed the locks. I guess that was the first official project! Thankfully my dad tackled those because I absolutely hate putting in new lock sets. They are a pain in the a**.

I had taken an entire week of vacation expecting to be able to move in that weekend, but then the “surprises” started popping up, and everything got delayed. It might be November now, and I still don’t live in the house but that’s not what I’m here to discuss.

I bought a house, it needed work, and I’m working on it.

 

As a point of reference I want to include the listing photos so that you can see what it looked like before. When I get frustrated with a project, or when another “surprise” comes up, I like to look back at the original pictures and realize just how much progress has already been made.