Let's take a second, or an hour, to absorb that. I probably should have by now as I closed on May 2nd and have been in it since the end of May. But it's still so new and almost too big to absorb.
I.bought.a.house.
I am so very lucky to have been able to get into a house in the current Austin market. I had put 5 offers in, each above asking, and got rejected thanks to those moving into the area with so much cash that they have nothing better to do than go all-in (in cash) and blow all the offers that required financing out of the water. Luckily, my Realtor wanted to be my neighbor, so he got me into this house before it went on the market, so no competition. Thank you, KG.
I.bought.a.house.
I am so very lucky to have been able to get into a house in the current Austin market. I had put 5 offers in, each above asking, and got rejected thanks to those moving into the area with so much cash that they have nothing better to do than go all-in (in cash) and blow all the offers that required financing out of the water. Luckily, my Realtor wanted to be my neighbor, so he got me into this house before it went on the market, so no competition. Thank you, KG.
The house is in an interesting state. I love it in all of its "I'm stuck in the 1950s and I'm proud of it" glory. And by "love" I mean that I am feverishly changing 90% of the superficial aspects of it. I'm a big fan of projects and before-and-afters, so this is a match made in house hunting heaven.
Let me show you what I'm working with in its pre-possession glory.
Burglar bars, pink shutters, weird squiggly tree flanking the right side... GLORIOUS.
The inside is complete with wood paneling, the original oven/stove in GE Woodtone brown and, last but not least, popcorn ceilings. Like I said before, I love it. It's in a great location, it's built really well, it has a floorplan that can work with a few adjustments and it's on a 1/3 acre lot. Perfection.
I'll leave you with a few more pictures to finish the introductions:
Front door and foyer:
The front living room:
The middle living room looking into the blue room:
The middle living room looking into the kitchen:
The kitchen:
Looking from the kitchen to the back living room/office/dining room:
The pink (guest) bathroom:
Back bedroom:
Front bedroom:
Master bedroom:
Master bathroom:
Downstairs to the walkout basement:
Basement:
Basement Bathroom:
Garage:
She's quite the project house, ain't she? I am honestly a little overwhelmed with the amount of space we have, but there is just so.much.potential.
First project's first... REMOVE THE DEATH TRAP BURGLAR BARS!
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