June 17, 2007
Deep Thoughts
How much love do you need to have for a house to take on a reasonably big renovation project? Should love even enter into it?
And when does a 'fixer upper' become a 'money pit'?
I guess that is the real question.
-gg
Posted by gadgetgirl at June 17, 2007 08:33 AM
Comments
are we falling in love with this house or are we falling in love with what we could make this house into?
Posted by: Rob at June 18, 2007 10:38 AM
a little from column A, a little form column B...
Posted by: gadgetgirl at June 18, 2007 03:10 PM
either way it should be fun no?
Posted by: monkeypushovertree at June 18, 2007 04:24 PM
Love can play a tiny part, but you really have to look at the pros and cons. Do some number crunching and see what exactly you would have to spend and add 15%.
Also, cosmetic things aren't hard to fix. It is when things are structural that you have to worry.
You really have to talk it out. We looked at some 40 houses. Each one had something that one of us didn't like. In the end we bought the one that we both liked more and that we knew we could make a few cosmetic changes and be happy if we didn't get to do any of the big changes we want (new kitchen etc).
Posted by: miftik at June 18, 2007 07:28 PM