WE ARE HOMEOWNERS
We are officially homeowners! We went ahead with closing today even with a flea treatment left, but the seller had already paid for it. It has been scheduled for tomorrow morning! It was amazing how fast it went compared to the initial offer paperwork. Right after closing we drove over to the property to see if Hurricane Irma did any damage before our insurance kicks in at midnight, and because we are excited!
We received the keys complete with the Titanic key chain. She said we could keep it. Hopefully it will be a good luck charm rather than a foreshadowing story of a sinking ship..
To clarify, there are no keys to the Main House.. Only to the Crooked House. No reason given by the seller other than a shrug and a smile. (Locks and doors are high priority!)
We did a walk through and made another list of priorities and what can we do until work that we have to hire out gets done (pests, structural repair, HVAC, and electrical). This is off the top of my head, but a lot of work!
Yard / Garden
Mow the grass and driveway
Dig out old pathway and driveway
Check out fences for any holes
Work on goat shelter
Clean all the gutters
Fix water drainage - gutters and downspouts
Crooked House (Rentable)
Buy/Install new exterior doors?
Buy/Install new lock sets
Paint exterior doors
Power wash house
Rip up carpet
Rip out drop ceiling
Repair old ceiling or replace
Level/paint the floor
Trim and Paint everything
Replace dishwasher
Main House
Buy/Install new back door
Buy/Install new lock set
Paint exterior doors
Power wash house
Move large steel sink to garage
Exchange washer and dryer from Crooked House (much nicer)
Exchange stove/oven from Crooked House (much nicer)
(After flea treatment) Vacuum old carpet, remove carpet, vacuum floor/subfloor
Trim and Paint
Hire to move washer/dryer hookups to adjacent wall
Refinish existing wood floors?
Get quotes on putting in new wood floors?
Flood House
Add a back door
Clear out bad lumber for burning
Set up tool and workspace?
Garage
Set a date for a "Property/Demo Party" in December?
Clean out existing materials and tools
This is a lot, so let us get to work!!! Next time there will be photos of the property and houses as they are now. I may break them into separate posts - We shall see.
xoxox
Erin