SOOO much has happened since the last time I posted! I have been away, in NOLA with our church's youth (more about that in the next post), so I haven't had time to post until now, but boy, do I have exciting news for everyone!
WE FOUND OUR HOUSE! It's a 3 br/1 ba in Elsmere (the safe part), an end unit townhome. It needs some work, but out of all the ones we have seen, this one is by far the best in move in ready condition. The 3rd bedroom is basically a large closet, but it would work for a nursery for our first child :) It has a nice size yard, a basement, kitchen, dining room, and living room. It has a covered back deck on the back.
More than likely, with our tax credit money, we will redo the kitchen and bathroom. The kitchen is just too small for me to cook in (I can't wait!), so we will probably get rid of the wall dividing the kitchen and dining room, and instead do a country eat-in kitchen. This way, it will open it up, and it will provide for more counter and cabinet space. The bathroom right now is completely purple. Tub, toilet, sink, and tile- all shades of lavender. Brian and I aren't too fond of the colors, so we decided we will probably take some space from the bedroom next to it. That way, we can add some space to the bathroom and closet space to the bedroom- it will make it a tad smaller, but it's an okay size now, so it should be fine. Add a pocket door for the bathroom, and boom- all better!
We will repaint (obviously!), and we will be ripping up the carpet and refinishing the walnut hardwood floors that are throughout the house (sqee! I can't wait for hardwood floors!), and we will be installing new appliances throughout, since the ones there are original and look antique!
Brian and I are blessed in the fact that Brian has many, many hands on skills that will save us much money in the long run- his carpentry skills, along with all his other construction knowledge, will come in very handy! This way, we can start building equity in the house, but we don't have to put out much moola to do it- just a little (okay, a LOT) of elbow grease. We don't plan on staying here forever, but as a starter home, it's a great little house. It honestly made since to do this- our monthly payments will be around the same, if not less, as rent for the apartment. This way, we aren't throwing it down the drain.
We had the house inspection today- there are some things that need to be fixed, the big ones being the brick facade and the roof. Brian has the ability to do everything except the roof, and quite frankly, it's so much money that we just can't afford that expense right now. When we closed on the house, we told the current owners (it's an estate sale) that we would not nickel and dime them for every little wrong. The roof, though, is too major of an issue, and considering that there is a little bit of water damage inside/upstairs in the bedrooms (nothing active, and nothing that is concerning right now), it needs to be taken care of, and fast.
I have not heard about surgery...yet. We were told by the end of July, which being there's only a few more days left, hopefully we will hear something positive soon!
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