nuthouse82
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I just bought a 105 year old house! : I got the loan approval, then lowballed the owner...and they bit! Now I have a house that needs ...just a little ( seriously) work ...really...not much, and this place could be an absolute showplace!
Here is a front pic of my old-new "nut house." Good structure...sound. Clean walls. Original windows, stair rails, fireplaces (4) all intact with original masonry--they have been copper capped, so no fire. There was a remodel in the 80's when the second owner\family re-plumbed and rewired, so that all seems to be working properly too. I need to "complete" a half bath to full. The entire house has new carpet,so that is coming out eventually...I'm hoping there is some good hardwood underneath; the porevious owner said there was...Oak? Maybe American Chestnut even!
How crazy am I for buying this house!?!? I bet I get certification papers soon. But in the meantime, I will be asking questions about replacing the porch ceiling, installing gas logs, new kitchen counter tops, COMPLETE bathroom makeover, etc.....
Here is a front pic of my old-new "nut house." Good structure...sound. Clean walls. Original windows, stair rails, fireplaces (4) all intact with original masonry--they have been copper capped, so no fire. There was a remodel in the 80's when the second owner\family re-plumbed and rewired, so that all seems to be working properly too. I need to "complete" a half bath to full. The entire house has new carpet,so that is coming out eventually...I'm hoping there is some good hardwood underneath; the porevious owner said there was...Oak? Maybe American Chestnut even!
How crazy am I for buying this house!?!? I bet I get certification papers soon. But in the meantime, I will be asking questions about replacing the porch ceiling, installing gas logs, new kitchen counter tops, COMPLETE bathroom makeover, etc.....