The Plan II

So, Megan and I are going to purchase our first home! We've decided it would be an excellent long-term investment and help us transition into homesteading. We highly recommend Mary Olsen (realtor) if you're looking for a home in Salt Lake City or any of the surrounding areas. She's been in the real-estate business for over 17 years and will assist you in every aspect of the buying process. She will research the sellers, interview neighbors, and even show up with her own tools to help get the house ready for inspection.

A little bit about our home, sweet home: It's a charming (2700 sq. ft.) rambler built in 1961. 2 lovely, large fireplaces. It's very mid century modern and everything I could personally ever want in a home. The moment I pass through the door I feel as if I'm walking onto the set of Mad Men. We look forward to posting our renovation projects soon. Honestly, we don't plan on changing things too much b/c we don't want the house to lose the things that made us fall in love in the first place. We plan on adding central heat/air, updating the electrical, and remodeling the bathrooms/kitchen (era appropriately). 

The house also features a full walk-out basement and second kitchen we plan to rent as a source of extra monthly income. The bathroom down there needs a little work and we've been researching load-bearing v. support wall, leasing agreements, plumbing, tile shower installation, etc., so we are able to do most of the work ourselves. Plus, we feel that we'll learn valuable skills to use on the homestead. We hope to eventually build a hen house, greenhouse, and gain other valuable skills. We close next week and we hope to be settled in at the beginning of July. I promise to post plenty of pictures. Please send lots of positive vibes our way.