One more thing, Jeeman… I followed your recent stuff on JtR’s blog and was impressed by your attitude.
I wanted to give you props for describing your house as an ‘updater’. Saying that you could live in it a while as you find the time/money to make the changes. I think too many people want “shiny & new” right from the get go… By living with the house for a while you might reach different decisions about layouts, finishes etc.
Example… On our incredibly long, incredibly slow moving “to do list” is remodeling our master bath. We’ve been in the house since 2003 (plus I grew up in the house – bought from my dad.) Something we would have overlooked if we’d remodeled the master early on is finding space to put in an upstairs laundry. Over time, living in the house, it’s a bigger priority. We’ll have the opportunity to do it right, long term, because we didn’t rush in and put shiny new surfaces on existing layout – but rather thought about function more.
