Recent content by artistkate

Do you think steel wool would work too?

Hey guys! I finally go into a house back in May, it was built in 1911 and still has a lot of old character to it. But the dump owners slipped paint over everything to make it "look nice". I'm currently working on my bedroom now that I have gotten bajor fixes taken care of. I'm going for a rustic...

Electrical is older but it's on a breaker system, the garage has fuses. I plan to rewire the house eventually. 3/4th of the roof was done only about 6 ft section on the back is still the older shingles. Going to remortar the chimney while we're up there. Replace windows with newer ones, floor in...

I have a galaxy s5. Not an apple kind of person. This house needs a new furnace and ac unit before we could move in. Shingles are in the garage to finish the roof.

I will try that next time. Thanks for the advise. :-)

I wish I could! Currently my computer is in storage until I move. So I'm doing everything off my phone and have been since October. :(

Here are more shots, sorry they are sideways for some reason...

Well I looked at one today that is really nice. Needs work, but it's able to live in. Shot them an offer of 5k. Gunna see what they say.

It wasn't bank owned, it was owned by a retired couple that had been there sine 1970, they lived in a different house. But I am certain I can find something halfway decent for cash. The two I looked at yesterday weren't anything I wanted to dip my hands in. But there is about 5 other ones that I...

The house isn't going to work out. The bank rejected it before even lettin it get appraised. Pissed me off. I fired my bank and my realtor after she told me she refused to show me any more foreclosures or fixer uppers. So now I'm working on my own and looking at 2 houses today that I would be...

oh my, that's crazy! The guy I'm working with is liscened, has a lot of references and he is friends with some of my boyfriend's family members so he comes highly recommended. I do plan to supervise and make checks as often as possible to take pictures and follow along with rate of construction...

Yes it has, the bank will only approve my renovation loan if I hire a contractor but I bf an help do work, so that's the plan right now.

yeah, well I have a contractor who is going to be doing the work for me, I'm just going to rip open the walls and take out the floors for them.

It was built in 1865 :-)

I am waiting to go out with a contractor to get an estimate. He will also be able to help me check for any issues That will need addressed. I'm also going to have all the exterior walls insulated and the whole house stripped and new drywall up.