Thank you for the offer! We are going to make a plan and if we end up going that route I'll reach out. All the best

Thank you for the practical advice!

We have plasticed about half of our windows and are working through the rest, and we got some cool insulated / magnetized door covers for the mud room

Yes the previous owners very obviously cut corners. Seems like every month we find something new and curse them out fresh.

Luckily my partner is very DIY capable (and I try my best) so it's feeling more doable this morning than it was last night. Thank you for all the advice!

Agreed. I was worried it was just too late to swap to something besides oil but it pretty clearly is. We are going to get a plan together today or tomorrow and I'll start back up on trying to get a plumber.

Thank you

Thank you. I didn't know we had the option to use diesel, so this is very helpful at assessing all our options.

I try to remember how bad renting was and not try to feel too bitter about the house, I think it was still a better choice than many renting options - we just had some truly awful landlords. All in all I do love the home, I just wish having two jobs was enough to stay above water.

I'm wishing you all the best, if I get any of that good luck I'll send some your way as well.

Thank you, this is great long-term advice. We got an inspection but the person who did it was clearly not great since we have had so many surprises. We have been doing a lot of the work ourselves but the cost of supplies has been a big factor. We anticipated some of the repairs but just kept uncovering larger issues as we attempted smaller repairs.

I'll look into getting another inspection so we can plan better.

Thank you! I will look into pellet stoves

My partner is very DIY focused, he's done a ton of the house repairs already so this is a good option for us. Thank you!

Thank you very much, this is great advice and I'm incorporating it into my plan.

Thank you, this is a really helpful option.

Thank you. I was present for the inspection and though I wasn't able to clock the issues without an expert I fully agree with the expert that the tank is beyond the point of repair and unsafe. The thing is rusty, there was a leak, it's tilted and being propped up instead of resting flat on the landing (presumably to help with the tilting). The leak alone is cause for major concern. I guess if it's possible to repair or replace the leaking part it can be saved

We used to use MW seawall and we swapped to dead river.

Thank you for the advice