Resides in Raleigh, North Carolina. Regularly attempts to flee this grim reality by traveling. Indulges in the frivolous activity of mending old houses. Lives life, the most protracted and often agonizing experience of all.
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Paint Colors
I submitted the Certificate of Appropriateness application, out new contractors got approved by the new mortgage broker, and we chose paint colors.
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New Contractor
We have new viable contractor and mortgage broker options, we ordered a survey, and I started work on our Certificate of Appropriateness application.
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Road Blocks
This week, we almost lost the downtown luxury slum.
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Previous Residents
We got our renovation cost estimate this week. It was over budget. And we did some research on the history of the house and its previous residents.
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East Raleigh – South Park Historic District
I designed a kitchen with the IKEA Home Planner and researched our historic designation.
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Under Contract
We paid our due diligence and earnest money, met with a couple architects, decided on a contractor, and started looking into historic restoration tax credits.
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Love At First Sight
Although we had hoped to purchase a house downtown eventually, we weren’t really looking yet. But a friend asked us to go look at a house with him and we fell in love. After consulting with a couple contractors about the cost of renovation, we put in an offer and after a few counter offers,…