Matt and I finally had a chance to look at the house today. The biggest thing is it needs a lot of cleaning. There is junk everywhere that was left behind.
The kitchen is big and has great cabinets. The living room is large. There is a bonus room that was once the front porch that was walled in. We may make it a music room with lots of shelving. Someday it can be a great playroom.
The first bedroom is a decent size with a large closet. I noticed there were no lights in the room, so we need to keep that in mind.
The problem are is the bathroom/2nd bedroom. The bathroom is tiny. Which I can totally deal with. Grandma wants to take out the 2nd bedroom’s closet and build a new closet on another wall.
The biggest issue I have with the whole house is there is no shower in the bathroom. Just a tub and and shower hose. That will not work. And I know there is no shower because there is a window right above the bathtub. I suggested to Grandma getting the frosted glass brick to fill in the window and installing a shower. She liked that better than her original idea of simply bricking the window.
The basement has a lot of potential. There could be one or two more bedrooms and a family room down there one day. But right now it has junk and a shower that totally creeps me out but reminds Matt of fond memories from staying with his own grandmother.
Grandma reviewed that Heather had stopped by to visit her earlier today to see the new house.
Like, really Heather? What are you up to? She was up to no good. Matt theorizes Heather wanted to make sure she was still getting the better deal. Screw her.
It will be a couple of months before Grandma will let us move in. And with the amount if work that needs put in Matt and I see why she could be asking for rent. Not that she has yet. That $500 quote came from Mom, not Grandma. I could not think of a way to tactfully ask her what she was looking for in rent. And she did not bring it up. Once again I did offer Matt and I’s help with work on the house.
At least we will have a few months to save money bad get a game plan going. We still talk about possibly buying the house from Grandma. I think I would prefer that to renting if possible. With the principle payment being so low we could maybe pay it off in 15-20 years. It is an idea.
The Girl with the Golf Clubs 