39 Fuller

Oh, perhaps I should have mentioned we closed on Fuller (finally). The day I signed my life away was the day we slept in our wonderful pillowtop mattress in our first [real] home! Moving in has been a slow process due to multiple jobs, logan, and school but it will look pretty good once we're fairly settled. We are homeowners. x2.

We are working on the 1.5 baths immediately (currently) and then stepping back and working on Logan. We may have to get another furnace though because the pilot light switches off quite frequently. Is this normal? Oh well, it's not ideal. Plus, it's pretty inefficient. As far as I'm concerned getting an energy efficient furnace now will spare us unprepared disaster (bills, the furnace dying) in the future. It will be difficult living at Fuller and daydreaming about renovations (the attic will be AMAZING finished, new kitchen, etc.) but we must remember that we have to finish & rent or sell Logan. Ugh. We do not have a good track history with self control and spontaneity. We'll see how this new project goes...

Bathroom!

Fuller is a hot mess right now because our guest room (the lower floor bedroom) is full of bath fixtures (a tub, a sink vanity, and a toilet) and there is tiling equipment everywhere else. We have the roughed in plumbing (Rearranging the whole room's fixture), previous walls and fixtures removed, and the framing for our shower/drop in tub built thus far. I am so excited though because in a few days we will have a gorgeous tiled bathroom. Though we have been getting exceptional prices for labor, we have expensive taste (go figure) and have been choosing things based on (a) what we'll really like and (b) resale value. We are decorating this house on a different (and more fun) strategy than Logan.

I am so distracted at home because I only think about cleaning, rearranging, and fixing up Fuller. After the two bathrooms are near completion, we have to be patient because we can't have two project houses. We need to focus on Logan so we can complete it and THEN devote our time to Fuller. As far as Logan is concerned, it has taken a backseat to this bathroom project. Everything is finally cleared out of the yard (so it doesn't look quite so trashy), but the inside still has debris that needs to be removed before framing/furnace can be started. Ugh. I am already ready to sell this project house and concentrate on Fuller!! Graduation is a month away- I can't wait until we can devote extensive time to Logan St so that we can finish it up and my updates aren't so redundant.

Results?

Alright! For the first time since we bought Logan the yard is nearly free of debris!! I'm very excited about this. Also, excited about not getting another Notice to Abate... With structural, roofing, and windows done and paid for, we just need to clear out the access lumber in the house and start framing!

We are supposed to close on the house on Fuller tomorrow at 8:30 AM. I am highly skeptical of this because we have been misled into thinking we were going to close within the next few days for the past 6 weeks. Just in case, I've made a few emails on Heritage Hill house rentals. (I wish we could buy one of those!) Based on our experience with Chase, we have decided that we really never want a mortgage again. Hopefully, these 2 house transactions will put us in a good financial situation. Otherwise, we will enjoy the mobility of renting!