I have a teenager. I can live with one bathroom for a little while, but it would be a tough thing to think about long term. There is a really large second closet that used to be a sleeper porch off of my bedroom and the inspector said it would be a fine bathroom with a little floor bracing under the tub. I've since decided I'd keep everything as close to an "original feel" as possible. Sure, I know there would not have been a bathroom on a sleeper porch, but, I can't think of a better place to put it. It will raise the value of the house immediately, too.

Yesterday I got a much anticipated cabinet.

I've been thinking, nay, pouring over the many options there are for my tiny kitchen in my tiny Bungalow. What I know is this. When my bungalow was built in 1930, there was no electricity. The cookstove was woodburning (or coal) and vented to a chimney. This part of Knoxville wasn't really Knoxville. The Gay Street bridge was not yet complete. There were a few farms around and a few small communities. There were still guys delivering Ice. My bungalow would have been on a main-enough thoroughfare that an ice truck would have delivered.

I'm all ready to close. I have the insurance bought, the title company on standby, my mortgage is all set, etc. Everything on my side is complete. The seller, a bank, is dragging its feet! Very frustrating.

Lets move the bus out of the garage so that we can take pictures of it and sell it!
OK.

We have to dig it out first.

State Farm just called! They can insure the house! YAY! They have that information back to the mortgager, too. I'll be happy to tell you what I am paying for insurance if you email me. ;) It is about what I thought I would be paying. :) It ended up being lower when I provided pictures to the insurance company because it has modern utilities. A breaker box and good wiring, namely... ;) Thank goodness for small miracles. Actually this whole thing seems to be a series of small miracles...

I'm getting there. We finally have a contract back from the bank selling the property! Thank goodness for small miracles. They were very, very late, but my agent is still pushing to close by the end of the week! I am really impressed! Home Inspections are checked off, etc. The appraisal was done yesterday and the results are in! It passed and appraised for exactly the amount I am paying for it (who'da thunk it? Now just how does that happen to just happen that way EVERY time???

It is OK!
So I'm going through with it. :)

I'm meeting the Olshan guy at the house at 5pm. He's close by and he's doing me a favor by coming out to inspect it and give his opinion. No charge. Last night I stayed up waaaay too late learning about PEX plumbing and how to repair house foundations. These folks use a pushed preformed pile system - kinda like a string of beads pushed down into the earth to the point of stable ground. Then the house is jacked up under the existing foundation and set on top of the pilings. Underground. Hopefully it doesn't need much/many. We shall see!

Of who I want to call tomorrow.

Sutton Steve Mason Contractors
Category: Masonry
7737 Martin Mill Pike
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37920
(865) 573-3850

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