The House - Before (Very Before)

The following is scary.. very scary- the state of the house when we first viewed it. Three sons where selling their deceased father's house- all of his belongings were still in there even though he had been dead for over a year. Also, it was pretty obvious that he lived there alone- and let's just say that he was NOT a housekeeper...

Living Room

It is kind of dark, but maybe you can see the canoe?
The bed on the left? The random chair & hat in front of the AC?


The coat closet... being used as an actual closet.


AC with a bunch of crap in front of it.

The living room did not have a ceiling light. You can better see the canoe in this picture.

Kitchen/Dining Room

Table and a bunch of crap.


A back door to stairs to the outside. Hunting gear?


Looking into the kitchen from the dining room.


The left side of the kitchen.


Ahhh a nice plywood floor.


..and fabulous avocado green fridge- probably original to the house.


A ceiling that needs a lot of paint.


Looking into the dining room from the kitchen. Notice the random cabinet at the back?

The Office

...better known as "the hunting room."

The Bathroom

Apparently I don't have any pictures of the bedrooms. The front guest bedroom was being used as a master bedroom and the master had nothing in it- well.. some boxes, but no furniture.

Random Upstairs Items

In two of the bedrooms, there was a big crack between the wall and the ceiling where moulding had been taken down.


The guest bedroom windows didn't seal or something- there was a buttload of bees and honeycomb in between them.


Random floor vent that wasn't covered by anything more than a piece of scrap wood.


Wall vent with no cover.

Cellar (Unfinished)

Oh, hello water!


Infinity tools... and lots of water.

Exterior

Looking up at the underside of the eaves- lots of cracks where bees/critters were getting in.


But.. that yard!


Uh! It's all worth it!


A boat?

So.. as you can see, we have a lot of work ahead of us. Because of the work, we were able to get the house (land really) for a steal.. there is no way we would have ever been able to buy into this area otherwise. Of course.. the seller did a lot of work before we even got to closing, so we are very grateful that he was so understanding.

Next up, I'll show you guys some pictures of the house after closing!