More on houses - I couldn't sleep

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I couldn't sleep til midnight, then Kai woke me up at 5...he and DH are now snoozing away but I'm stuck awake. We looked at another house yesterday, and I'm walking through with a contractor today to see what it would cost to make some improvements. Houses go quickly in our neighborhood, so if the price to renovate is right, we're going to make an offer. Eeeeeeek!!! How can I possibly sleep when I have to ceaselessly run through all possible scenarios??

The floor plan is kind of weird, so we want to take out a bunch of walls on the first floor. Everything is really dated, so we'll also have to rip up carpet, peel off wallpaper, etc etc. And I'd like to add or expand windows. But the foundation and all the systems are in great shape. The back yard is nice and big. Most importantly, it's in the perfect location for us, next door to one set of good friends and across the street from two others. We love the idea of being on this street. We've talked with our friends about taking down the fence and turning it into one big shared yard. They have an 8-month-old girl.

Wish me luck today! DH has to work so it will be up to me to pull the trigger. Really hoping the contractor gives us a reasonable ballpark estimate.

[kandrze1]

Good luck! I hope the contractor can give you good news. It was stressful, but I am so happy with the renovations we did. We gutted the kitchen and bathroom before we moved in to our current place.

[skiesthelimit]

Good luck!

[irishsara]

Good luck! That sounds so exciting!

[ruby412]

Good luck! House hunting is so exciting!

[Deleted]

Exciting, good luck!