Yellow54 : Our First Fixer-Upper

The thing about owning a fixer-upper is it’s easy to spend all your money on it. Which is fine. We have a budget or whatever and we pretend to stick to it. But we moved from an 800 sqft apartment to… Continue Reading →

Why buy a fixer-upper when you can buy move-in ready? I’ll give you a reason. Heck, I’ll give you five. But let me clarify. When I say “fixer-upper” I don’t mean the $50k dump that doesn’t have windows or a… Continue Reading →

It wasn’t fun, and it wasn’t easy…but it was worth it. We finally bought our first home. It’s a 1954 yellow rancher. It was previously owned by a sweet old lady who took meticulous care of the place. We saw… Continue Reading →