New Home Base

Above, our new home a four bedroom, two bath, 2230 square foot fixer-upper here in Prescott, Arizona, just north of downtown in the subdivision called Prescott Heights.  Difficult as it was saying good-bye to our thirty year love affair with Colorado, the move just made sense for our immediate and extended family.   Admittedly, the purchase was not easy, stretching our resources and requiring austerity measures with the recognition of taking on another mortgage, but the purchase was made through low-balling a short sale resulting in immediate equity on the books.  The proverbial, "cart before the horse" could apply to this purchase, but through much prayer and deliberation, we made a decision to move forward if the offer was accepted by the bank - and it was.

The house was built in 1957 on a double lot  (.43 acres) with a beautiful panoramic view of downtown Prescott, the south-surrounding Bradshaw Mountains and the scenic Thumb Butte to the west.  What had been a gem years ago, the house was tarnished by a dozen or more years of owner neglect.

The first order of business after the accomplished purchase in mid-December, was some much needed remodeling to make the overall house more functional, which also included some great elective upgrades.  I won't bore you with the details, but will say that some days I had three or more workers doing their respective trades on the while family members Ty, Kristin, Louise and I cleaned and painted.  Friends Charlie and Linda also chipped in.  Family friend Rob tested, repaired and cleaned the furnace.  The flurry of activity took well over six weeks and the dust is now settled, or should I say, cleaned up.   Major work accomplished included new inside paint (25 gallons in all), new carpet and pad, ductwork cleaned, gas line and electrical installed and upgraded, root-filled plumbing unplugged, new inside doors purchased throughout, new front and back jambs and doors installed and a window put in the masterbath- the house was transformed inside from house to a home!

 

 

Good night!