Eco-Remodelers

The search continues for a house to buy. With the housing market in disarray, there are a lot of houses to choose from but we want to find one we’ll be happy with.

So far, we’ve seen a lot of homes in the area where we want to settle down. But nothing has really blown us away. Each has a lot to like and a few things we didn’t like.

Naturally, we want a house in our price range. But we also want to take advantage of this “buyers market.” The more we can save, the more we can spend on our eco-remodeling projects. Another criteria for our house hunting efforts is that we don’t want the best or nicest house on the block. It’s important when renovating a home to not “over-renovate” it. If we do too much expensive remodeling to the nicest house around, we’d never get our money back out if we ever sell it. Finally, we want a home with good bones. This means that we’re not looking at the color of the walls, the condition of the appliances and cabinets, or the style of the carpet.

We can change those things. We’re looking at the square footage, the size of the rooms, shape of rooms, where the load-bearing walls are, location of plumbing fixtures. These are the things that require a lot of time and effort to change.

We visited one house last night and we’re going to see two more tonight. Maybe we’ll find something we just can’t live without.

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