Home again, home again…
I’m back but I’m still waiting for the pictures that the photographer took of my sister’s house so I can share them with you but let me tell you — it looks awesome!
I was there for one day short of two weeks and worked every single day. We did go shopping one day and to the beach for a few hours a couple times too, but it was mostly work.
I’m totally ok with that, that’s why I went.
My sister was in over her head trying to get her house on the market and had hired help that ended up creating more work…
I’ve been there!
I just finished “being there” on my own house so I knew what she was going through and went to help her out.
Working so hard on house projects so soon after …working so hard on house projects, made me realize that I am ready to NOT work so hard on a house.
I decided that I wanted to buy a nice new house that didn’t need a whole lot of tearing up and remodeling. Built ins and decorating- yes! Tearing out walls, replacing flooring, and every other thing in the house – not so much.
So, we made an offer on the one house that fit the bill (mostly) when I got back yesterday.
The seller came back without budging (hardly) so we walked away.
Now I’m back to looking at total fixer uppers, which are plentiful in this area!
I’m not super excited about taking on a complete home remodel again but it looks like that is what we are going to have to do.
I’ve never, in all my years of buying houses, seen such a poor excuse for options.
At this point, we have to give up on at least one of the things on our list that was a MUST have for our future house.
I can have a house with 9′ ceilings and literally no yard,
or I can have a house with 8′ ceilings with a great yard!
I think we can live with 8′ ceilings for a few years because I know I can make every other aspect of the house super cute and functional and awesome!
The thing I’m worried about is resale…
What would you do?
You have been thoroughly spoiled by tall ceilings ;-). 8′ ceilings aren’t so bad if they are smooth and painted ultra-bright white.
Good luck. And thanks for your email.
We have 8′ ceilings and I wouldn’t want them higher. More unused space to heat and cool.
I agree w/prev posters…get as much space between your house and the neighbors’ as possible. Fences don’t make good neighbors, acreage does. 😉
Oh yeah, gotta’ love the popcorn! The re-sale factor is weighing so heavily on my mind…I can’t sleep! I’m not having any problems eating though so you know it can’t be all that bad. Ha! 🙂
Yikes! Another issue that I guess you can’t control. Even if you like the people that live next door when you buy a house, you can’t control who buys that house if those neighbors sell. Now I want a little farm out in the middle of no where…no neighbors, no neighborhood, no problems! Yeah-Right.
Wow, 7.5′ ? My husband is 6’5″ so its the same distance from his head to the 8′ ceiling as for your husband and the 7.5′ so I guess the ceiling height issue really is relative! I realize that 6’5″ is taller than average so maybe it’s not a big deal to the GP. ? Right? I’m still talking myself into the idea. 🙂