Rental House {Before Pics}

In May (or was in June?) we bought a rental house.  We actually owned this exact same house and sold it in 2006.  We sold it  in 2006 for two reasons 1) our kids were 4 and 9 and I didn't want the stress of a rental house on top of working full time and spending time with our kids and 2) because it was at the height of the real estate market and we were able to sell it for double what we paid for it so we were able to put a nice chunk of money in the bank.  

Fast forward 12 years-the house came back on the market and we decided to take a look at it.  G fell in love with this house all over again so we decided to buy it and fix it up.  He loves having a project. 

When we sold it in 2006 it was a cute house.  It was freshly painted inside and out and we made sure that it was maintained.  The person who bought it from us in 2006 had done nothing and I do mean NOTHING to it for 12 years so we have a ton of work to do.

This is our second rental house.  We actually live in our first rental house during the summer and rent out our "real" house to baseball families who visit our area in the summer.  We want our rental houses to be clean, safe, comfortable for our tenants.  Three college students live in our first rental house during the school year.    The house has two-2 bedroom apartments.  The bottom apartment has a long time tenant and right now that apartment will not be renovated.  We are going to renovate the upstairs apartment and have two tenants moving in to that apartment in late August right before school starts.

I took some before pictures and I will share updated pics as we start getting things done.  We are just starting and this is going to be a long process but we excited and happy to be taking on this project.

Outside-G power washed and we started scraping the paint off in order to repaint.  There is going to be a huge job because the house has been neglected for so long.  As you can see we have started scraping the front.  G does the upper parts with the ladder and I do closer to the ground.  I don't like heights or ladders!

  
Back porch-This house has a three-car garage so our tenants come in the back door.  The upstairs apartment has a small back porch.  In this area we need to replace screens in the windows, paint the walls and replace the flooring.  

Back door leading to kitchen 

Kitchen-We have a lot of work to do in here.  We are going to paint the cabinets, scrub the appliances, replace the flooring, move the refrigerator to the dining room, add a new counter and bar area for kitchen seating, new windows, add new countertops. 

I really love this original sink that is in the kitchen.  I hope that we can scrub it out and keep it because I think it's just beautiful.

Dining Room-paint ceilings and walls, redo wood floors, new windows, new light fixture

Bedrooms-paint ceilings and walls, redo wood floors, new windows, new light fixtures

Bathroom-new tub, new toilet, new vanity, new light fixture, paint ceiling and walls, new flooring.  We ripped out the shower surround before we took this picture and we found a hypodermic needle in the vanity which you can see in the vanity pic-yikes!

Living Room-paint ceilings and walls, redo wood floors, new windows, new light fixture

Front porch-new screens in windows, paint ceilings, walls and floor.

This little front porch is my favorite spot in the whole apartment.  I think it will be so cute and cozy when it's done!

This is the view from the windows.  A few of the other houses on this crowded street have second floor front porches.  I just love it! 

Front of house- scrape and paint, new driveway, plant grass, paint porch and ceilings, new driveway

As you can tell we have a ton of work to do on this house and this will be a project that will take some time but we are excited to get to work!  Happy Tuesday!

Xoxo