Being a homeowner

Being a homeowner is so damn great! But it can be overwhelming at times too, so I just wanted to type some of my feelings about being a homeowner.

As of today (August 26, 2008) I've been in my new home for almost 4 weeks. Now this isn't a brand new home by any means, it is the complete opposite...it was I believe built in 1918, which makes it freaking OLD!!! It has a lot of character that definitely defines its age. There is an arch doorway that separates the living room and the dinning room and there is still knob-and-tube wiring for the two lights up stairs, and there are two enclosed porches; one in the front of the house and one in the back. Now knob-and-tube wiring is extremely old and is definitely not up-to today's standards, thus the reason why most insurance companies won't insure your home unless you get that replaced. My insurance company won't allow it, so I have to get it replaced. So with that said I figured, why not get the electrical outlets upstairs as well, because for some reason there are still no outlets up there to plug anything into. Which I thought was crazy as hell. I don't know how the previous owner could live up there in the upstairs, which contains the two bedrooms for the house. Right now it is like a fucking oven...it is hot as hell! I'm sure it is like a fucking freezer in the winter too. So that is something that I gotta take care.

What I'm planning on doing so that I can live up there comfortably, is to get new windows, insulate the attic, and once the electrical is done I'm going to plug in a couple of heaters in the winter time and get a window AC unit in the summer. So that should make it good to go. So that takes care of that, so now all I gotta do is get the bathtub redone, paint all the ceilings with some paint that will cover up the common little crack (barely noticeable, but annoys me), then get the new toilet, sink, vanity to finish the bathroom, and oh god don't get me stared with the kitchen! I'm probably going to get new cabinets, and without a doubt a dishwasher (I really don't like washing dishes by hand), and probably get new flooring and wallpaper. So basically I'm redoing a bunch of stuff to the house. I just want it more up to my standards. I really do love the house and feel it doesn't need any of the things that I just wrote about, but I do see myself there for a long time, so I definitely want it to be as comfortable as possible.

I bought this house knowing full well that it needed some work, but that was perfectly fine by me. I believe that after a couple more months I will have a majority of the stuff that I want done and that I will be perfectly happy with everything. Hope this doesn't scare away anyone who is looking to buy a old home. Most old homes do need work...you just need to see the potential that it holds.

Good luck to anyone who is looking to get a new/old home.
Thanks for reading!