In July of 2021, we sold our home in Orlando to search for another home that would serve as a refuge from our busy work lives. There was a true lack of inventory of homes during that time, & we wanted a bit more property than the zero lot line house that we had lived in prior. We were shown this house, & it was very dated. We knew a new AC was needed, a new roof, & the endless oaks hanging overhead onto the house would be an issue. But this house had a lot fit for our RV, & something told me it would work.
"Okay! We'll take it" Without hesitation. At least for me. For my husband, well he was hesitant.
On closing day, we made our way over to the house. Closing day is supposed to be a glorious & exciting day filled with excitement & expectation. Nope. Thud. It was left a complete, filthy mess. My husband is an unbelievable character. He is the eternal optimist & is the strongest person mentally & physically, that I've ever known. He said, "Lets get to work, & then if we don't want, we'll sell it."
Once we sanitized everything, cleaned it from top to bottom our renovation began. Together, we renovated everything ourselves except for the bathroom & ceramic tile flooring, which our contractor friend JR did with amazing results. We painted the entire house, garage, porch, new kitchen countertops & lighting, lighting fixtures throughout the house, new landscaping (Boulder from North Carolina) installed a wood fence, patio pavers that lead to the RV. We renovated the guest bath entirely including tub and countertops. New AC and new roof and the house was like new.
The house is grateful to be renovated. It seems to say "Thank you for making me beautiful!"
"Okay! We'll take it" Without hesitation. At least for me. For my husband, well he was hesitant.
On closing day, we made our way over to the house. Closing day is supposed to be a glorious & exciting day filled with excitement & expectation. Nope. Thud. It was left a complete, filthy mess. My husband is an unbelievable character. He is the eternal optimist & is the strongest person mentally & physically, that I've ever known. He said, "Lets get to work, & then if we don't want, we'll sell it."
Once we sanitized everything, cleaned it from top to bottom our renovation began. Together, we renovated everything ourselves except for the bathroom & ceramic tile flooring, which our contractor friend JR did with amazing results. We painted the entire house, garage, porch, new kitchen countertops & lighting, lighting fixtures throughout the house, new landscaping (Boulder from North Carolina) installed a wood fence, patio pavers that lead to the RV. We renovated the guest bath entirely including tub and countertops. New AC and new roof and the house was like new.
The house is grateful to be renovated. It seems to say "Thank you for making me beautiful!"
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