This is the tiny kitchen...excuse the mess all over, we are in the process of packing things up. Notice the standing dishwater in the sink, the sink is plugged and drains slow. Also notice there are no cupboard doors....
This picture shows the gap at the top of the backdoor and the mold around the top. Earwigs constantly come through here as well as spiders. I've often wondered if the ceiling is full of mold too considering it's so wobbly.
This is just a picture of the bare bulb in the hallway. It is covered in rust and mold....it will not come off no matter how much you scrub.
This is one of the heat vents. Notice the gap? Mice live in the walls and come out through the gaps. This is how EVERY heat vent in the house is....
Here is a picture of one of the windows. This has been scrubbed numerous times and it's still covered in mold.
This is a picture of how my kitchen sink drains. The pipe goes from the kitchen to the garage and drains into this trash can. We then use a garden hose to drain the trash can out in the yard. My washing machine also drains from a random pipe out to the driveway....nothing like pulling your car up and driving through dirty washing machine water.
I felt very blessed when we found this house to rent. We needed a roof over our heads and a place to call home. We were lucky to find it at the time and I've been thankful for it. Even with all the issues we've had just living here, I knew we were lucky and things could have been way worse. Well about 2 months ago the owners put the property on the market. They said they would honor my lease but I knew from past experience we had better start looking for another place to live.
Fast forward to 3 weeks ago.....I was browsing craigslist for a new rental and happened upon a place that sounded great. Called the number in the ad only to discover the place had sold, but he had another house he had just purchased at forclosure auction and hadn't listed it yet. Told him our credit was bad and we really couldn't buy anything at this time. Come to find out, not only is he a liscensed broker....he's a liscensed lender too. Ended up chatting on the phone and telling him our entire story of the last 3 years. Sooo, out of curiousity more than anything I agreed to go peek at this other house. I fell in love with it! After many bouts of looking over our credit report, some financial planning and chats with the title/escrow company......we were able to find a way to purchase the home!!!
We now have a nice fat 30 year mortgage to worry about....but this is what I get to live in for those 30 years........enjoy...
Here is the front of the house....the grass was just planted so doesn't look so great yet but it's starting to grow.
Here is the front of the house....the grass was just planted so doesn't look so great yet but it's starting to grow.
This next pic is the living room area....
Here is my kitchen. So much more space than what I've had to work with....
Here's a pic of my pantry.......Love it! I had nowhere to store our food before....
here is my master bathroom.....
Master bedroom closet....
Master bedroom.....
Another shot of the master bedroom......
I love your new house. It looks wonderful. Congratulations! I am green with envy of your new craft room. It looks very lovely!
ReplyDeleteOh Mary it is wonderful! Gorgeous and spacious from top to bottom! Oh and the awesome closets!! I am so happy for you!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on purchasing your house. It looks lovely, and I can feel your excitement through the lines, and right you are. It's so important to call a place home that you really like. And your house is just lovely. Love that door too. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks great! Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteIt all looks wonderful Mary. I'm so glad you found a place. The pics look great! Enjoy!!
ReplyDeleteYour rental may have been a blessing in disguise afterall. Congrats on the new home purchase!! A permanent roof over your head is always something to celebrate.
ReplyDeleteWOW, your new house looks amazing, congrats on a great purchase. And I have to say I'm very jealous of you having that amazing craft room too... I can imagine loads of happy crafting in there.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe that you could put up with that rental! We own a rental house and we would NEVER allow those conditions to happen! Your new house looks awesome and I hope that you are able to enjoy it for more than 30 years!
ReplyDeletewhat a fab house - so pleased for you! And your own craft room - am very envious lol! enjoy, it sounds like you deserve it.
ReplyDeleteOh I am so happy for you, after all you have had to put up with this home must seem like heaven. I hope that you will all be happy here forever and have many many happy times and memories xxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteI am so happy for you! Hooray! I pray all will be well now.
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