The Plan

We are in the process of purchasing a 1950's brick home in the Puget Sound. The home had the same owner for 45 years, and older woman who is now in Alzheimer's care. We actually used to live just down the road from this home and walk our dogs past it everyday, but never knew it was there. The home is surrounded by Camilla & rhododendron shrubs that reach above the roof, combined with the three large cedar trees around the house, it is impossible to see where the house is until you are ten feet away. Our first order of business is to prune!
Our mason came yesterday to confirm our assessment of some of the cracks on the outside of the home. All the cracks are completely normal and no threat to the home, so now we are trying to make sure our loan goes smoothly. To help our loan get approved without issue we are going to clean the brick home. The old owner's son is selling the home and the home is generally cleared out. The roof however is covered in moss, a big no no for appraisals, and the inside of the home is quite dirty from years of this woman living there by herself with stuff stacked everywhere. We know this from the seller's agent, who knew the family.
We are going to try and keep up the blog as we go through the process of gutting the home and restoring it as eco-friendly as we can on our super tight budget.
But first we have to get the house!