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Published: July 06, 2011
Words: 8,480 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452433189
Short description
How one woman coped with selling a house--at last, looking for a new house, buying a new house that was a foreclosure and needed lots of work, and then remodeling it since it didn't even have a kitchen sink!Extended description
One woman and her family sold their home finally--after dropping the price a few times--and then had to find a new home so the new owners of her old house could move in; and then they had to remodel and landscape a really neglected house. Their story is told in diary format and should be helpful to anyone coping with a remodeling project. You have to be flexible and realize that schedules change, materials can be out of stock, deliveries can be delayed, and suppliers can make mistakes.Tags
home buying, remodeling landscaping, contractors movingAvailable ebook reading formats
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Reviews
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Review by:
G Miki Hayden
on Sep. 07, 2011 :
This is a must-read for anyone planning to buy a foreclosure and renovate. It's a good read, actually, for anyone who plans to buy an existing house for the first time. And it's a fun book since we readers didn't have to go through the struggles that the Smith family did--although I'm sure they're glad to have come out the other end. The book is well written and nicely detailed.
(reviewed long after purchase)
Review by:
Shawn McDonough
on July 14, 2011 :
Wow, what a great short story that I am sure will inspire others to take the plunge into a challange. Joy and her wonderful sisters worked hard to create a home that would fit their every need. God bless them and God bless the next stories to come!
(reviewed the day of purchase)
Review by:
Vincent Miskell
on July 13, 2011 :
Joy Smith’s Remodeling ebook takes the reader on an upbeat odyssey of house selling, house buying, and house remodeling (or perhaps house rebuilding). Her style is lively, detailed, and, at times, quite amusing. She integrates the details (setbacks, struggles, and mini-triumphs) of her efforts, along with the help of a small army of contractors, plumbers, and others, so well into her virtually day-by-day narrative that we speed happily along with her toward the wonderful ending that we know must lie just ahead. Anyone thinking about remodeling (really transforming) a fixer-up house (that might also need extensive landscaping) will gain insight, courage, and many, many practical tips from her first-person reports that begin in January and end in June when her beautiful home finally becomes ready for its house warming party.
(reviewed the day of purchase)