Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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Update: I'm buying a house. Not just any house, my first home. My first mortgage. My first offer battle. My first closing. My first renovation. My first huge project. (My daddy is helping me renovate, but the money is alllll mine.) I'm excited. This feels right. This is something that I want to do. I will be good at it. How do I know? Religiously watching HGTV, DIY, and TLC better be good for something! A little about my adorable little pile of bricks: 1)Bricks. Literally. Stucco over brick. Which needs patched. 2) Needs all new windows. Before winter. 3) Needs a new roof. Before winter. Ironically enough I have the number of a good roofing contractor. Huh. 4) Nasty ass carpet in the entire place. Light at the end of the tunnel! Original hardwoods underneath alllllll of it. 5) Ugly counter tops. But it has a cute sink. 6) HUGE attic space which I'm going to finish out and convert to a master bedroom. (Promptly, I'm hoping.) 7) It's a re-possessed property. AKA: Pain in my ass at closing. 8) I need to buy appliances. IE: Refrigerator, Stove, Washer, Dryer, Large Television. 9) Paint, Paint, Paint. The inside walls, the trim, the outside trim, the porch celling, the entire house. 10) Tiny mother fucking bedrooms. One is going to be sacrificed for stairs to my beloved attic. However it will work as a small office space. 11) Adorable look out from the attic that is going to be my painting studio nook. 11) I get to purchase furniture. God damn I love Pier1. 12) I get to flex my creative and physical muscles. 13) Very cute front porch. I'm going to install a railing so it looks more finished. 14) The ugly red must go. Next spring project. Paint house tan. 15) No back patio. Also next spring project. Lay a paver patio. 16) Off street parking. 17) My mortgage is going to be less than my monthly rent. Hell yea! 18) It's going to be a fun project for my dad and I. 19) It's mine! 20) It's within walking distance of the bars. (I know, fucking alcoholic, but I would like to point out that I'm going to be 21 years of age in 4 short months. Gotta think ahead!) 21) The ultimate sign that this house was meant to be mine? All of the landscaping was dead or dying, except the rose bushes. My last name is Rose. Love it!
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OMG!! Congratulations on your very own home. My mother in law helped us buy ours last year (well, her name, we pay for it) and I love it. We ripped up the nasty carpet and had hardwood everywhere but the middle floor (split level)...it needs to be refinished but when we get around to it, it'll look great. we also put brand new hardwood in the living room...BEA U TIFUL.
Seriously, this is exciting news!! I'm very happy for you. Nothing like ur own home. Pictures please.
P.S. I agree, it was meant to be yours for the roses alone.
Although I'm not sure about the rose bushes being a sign.. I agree this house is going to be exactly what you need.
As someone who's name I can't remember said on a TV show I can't remember last night..
"There is nothing more beautiful than potential"
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