First Day of Spring

Hey,

So, I am still wating for the call.. 8^P  Its pretty frustrating I am ready to move forward but this little thing has to happen first.  Once that happens then the flurry of activity towards gettin my butt moved down there begins.  I have thought long and hard about the attic space and would really really like to get something done up there before listing.  Since I will not be living there for the long haul I will pass on the premium materials and cut some of the delux corners… I wont be going out of my way to put in a sweet faux finish paint job, and the floors will be pergo over stock from HOBO probably along with the trim…

The windows are kind of no choice.. I will need to replace them.. But again, the replacement windows will be the cheepest ones I can lay my hands on.   Handled like this the attic could be sqaured away in a bout 6 weeks for 5 grand.

Then there is the worlds ulgyiest kitchen.

It needs some patching, some HOBO cabinets and counter and a new stick on squares floor.  Trim and a polishing.

Couple o thousand there.

The downstairs bathroom still needs a sink ( cheep )  but nice looking enough to keep the room from looking half assed..

The trim and paint needs finishing in there as well… 8^P

A bunch of window work on the second floor needs to be done, especially in the bathroom and the new bedrooms.

The rest is misc patching, and painting.

Not too bad… This is not undoable…

I would really really like to finish the sale with abour 80k in my pocket to use for the downpayment on the new place down in Chicagoland  8^)

Of course, the interesting part is there is actually already someone interested in what I want for the place and the sign is not even up in the front yard yet.  8^)

Finally, I am still looking at the idea of new construction in the north burbs.  I find myself liking the idea  more and more.   Looking at houses in Chicago proper 300k will buy a worn out bungalow or a tiney condo.. None of these are what I think of as goode ideas..  They all kind of suck..  I am not really a big fan of driving from the north burbs and back every day.. But hell its better than driving from Wisconsin.. 8^P

Ivan