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Dave Ramsey’s Tips For Renovators
It’s nice to know that all the back-cracking work we’ve been doing on the house provides manifold benefits. The housing market slump this year really slowed down new construction. As an owner of an old home in the midst of vicious suburban sprawl, I was actually happy to see the new construction slow down. Something [...]
Continue reading...Buying Better Than Renting
24. July 2010
Well, this makes me feel better. Sometimes I could kick myself for buying a 155 year old home. Especially when I have to try and install square sheets of drywall on VERY unsquare ceilings and walls. NOT fun. The New York Times has a cost calculator, comparing rental pros and cons with ownership pros and [...]
Continue reading...Buy A House For $1?!
13. March 2009
And pay $100,000 to move it on a barge! Actually, it’s not a bad deal, and not too uncommon. Historic houses are often marketed as free or for a small sum if you pay to move it to your own plot. And even in my own neighborhood, I know of several houses that were jacked [...]
Continue reading...Housing Market Bottoming Out?
18. February 2009
We can only wish. Then we’d have nowhere to go but up. According to Bloomberg, this may be the year the housing market bottoms out. Hmm. I am skeptical; we’ll see. I haven’t seen any moves by anyone to tighten the belt or hit a diet supplements routine. Instead, I still see an awful lot [...]
Continue reading...2009 Bathroom Trends
17. February 2009
Well, despite gloomy news in the housing market, people still have rickety old houses that need renovating (like yours truly). I’ve been keeping my eye on “trends” for renovations and new construction for several years now, trying to stay slightly ahead of the game; so, when it comes my time to gut my kitchen or [...]
Continue reading...What Your House Looks Like
10. February 2009
I found this at Kewl Stuff I Found. So funny, and SO true!! This is what your house looks like…. …to you: …to your buyer: …to your lender: …to your appraiser: …to your county tax assessor: Related Posts:Sticky Note Fun With LivvyPlease Stop Now…Home Ownership DownMore Interesting Mailboxes
Continue reading...Money Does Not a Better House Make
21. January 2009
Money doesn’t make you happy. And apparently, money doesn’t build you a better house. I happened across this website, showing the garish and extravagant houses of celebrities. Here’s the Top Ten Ridiculous, Obnoxious, And Just Plain Ugly Celebrity Houses. And I think that statement is an understatement. There’s something gratifying about knowing that just because [...]
Continue reading...And You Thought Your House Was Weird
19. January 2009
My 1855 house is badly designed, I think. It has a great center hall style, but after that, the floorplan falls apart. For one, the living room is off to the side in a separate wing, all by itself. The room was cold (until I gutted it and insulated it). And to be in that [...]
Continue reading...Staging Your Home to Sell Your Home
21. November 2008
Now that real estate seems to be the hot topic these days (what with the mortgage bust and the major shift in the real estate market), more people are thinking about selling their homes. Now everyone knows that you can’t put your house on the market, fling the doors open, and expect interested buyers to [...]
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I’m Rebecca
:) I’m a married mom of four teenage children. We live in Upstate New York. We bought an old 1855 home and acre property, over 10 years ago. We've been in the slow, agonizing process of living in the home while (trying) to renovate it. When I'm not renovating, I'm a freelance writer and blogger.
We've learned to dig a French drain, plant huge flower and vegetable gardens, wire a circuit panel, install furnace ducting, understand the enigmatic complexities of the plumbing system, and more. It's been *quite* the adventure.
You can read more about us here, read up on the history of the home, and read about what we've renovated so far. Thanks for visiting!
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28. September 2010
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