The ugly duckling
So Chuck and I drove around with our agent looking at houses in Columbia today. We looked at 7. They all needed a bit of updating, but only one was a true “fixer-upper”. Wouldn’t you know the one we like is the fixer-upper! It is truly the ‘ugly duckling“. It is on a nice lot – .66 acres, and on a corner. It has a in-ground pool that we don’t know what we would do with. It was built in 1962 in a contemporary style, meaning it has lots of windows and looks a bit funky. It was bought as a fixer upper several years ago and started, but never finished. It is 1700+ square feet and has 3 bedrooms/3 baths. It also has a full basement the same size as the house. It has a 2 car garage with a tiny apartment at the back, but it looks like it has some rot. The house has some visible mold, but the structure looks sound. I think it needs a bit of work to make it livable. Why is it that Chuck and I can’t seem to be happy with something that is move-in ready?
