I’m an adult in my late 30s and back when I lived in an apartment - there were times i heard a knock on my door and froze in place (so I wouldn’t make noise) until the person left. People still open the doors when they aren’t expecting anyone these days?

I’m starting to lean towards this - I don’t want to deal with the headache of finding workers and praying they won’t screw us. It’s tough because we have a lot of cash to be able to afford a modest house up front (roughly $500k) and it would be awesome to not take out a mortgage - but if we’re going to spend ~$200k in renovations then we might as well spend that for a move in ready house.

Thanks for sharing! Your house looks exactly what I want. May have to find the comment after buying a house down the road and ask who your person is…

Thank you. Any tips you can give on finding a good contractor?

If you don’t mind, could you elaborate on the kid of work you had done?

In the houses within our cash budget, we’ve typically found homes that look like they haven’t been updated since the 70s. We like the open style home where you can see the kitchen, dining room and living room in the same space. So it would take a lot of removing walls in addition to updating counters and maybe even moving around appliances. Also retiling bathrooms and maybe replacing tubs.

We could however apply for a loan to cover the the amount we’d have to pay after a cash down payment. I know interest rates are crazy but it might be worth the costs to find the perfect house and not deal with workers who may overcharge or totally screw us.

LOL, I have family that live right down the street from that bridge but my husband hates it so much that when we visit from Brooklyn we go over 202 and drive through New Hope to avoid it.

Asking the same question because the Delaware had chunks of ice in it as of 10am this morning when I drove by, and I don’t see any in this shot.

When did Democrats storm the Capitol in an attempt to stop an electoral process again? I forget.