Home Repairs

Prior to putting the house on the market, we consulted the Realtor® we later used as our agent. His initial scrutiny told us it would be wise to have a pre-inspection done. He recommended a someone and we called him to come and take a look at things.

We had ideas about what needed to be fixed. We’d done our best in repairs and remodel, but we were by no means experts. At best we were bumbling novices. Not surprisingly, the inspector found a lot more wrong with the place than we’d anticipated.

When he handed us the final report and we read through it, we saw things we thought he′d nail us on went unnoticed. And stuff we never noticed got big check marks.

In order to get the house in tiptop shape before sticking a sign in the front lawn, we began making the necessary repairs.

The Cost of Inexperience

They say ignorance is bliss. What they fail to tell you is what happens when you stop being ignorant.

For 18 months, we lived blissfully under the illusion that The Investor had told us the truth: The land trust we signed gave us all rights to the property to do with what we willed. We could fix it up, sell it, give it away – whatever – it was okay.

I know … our trust didn′t make any sense. After all, The Investor had given us his word he would hold our hands through the entire rehabbing process. Didn′t happen. He promised he′d be available whenever we needed him. He wasn′t. He insisted we have lots of cell phones minutes because he′d be calling us all the time Uh … not so much.

So why we thought he was right about the land trust is beyond me. Like I said – ignorant.