FAQ's

April 25, 2011

I figured I would take a minute to answer some of the questions that we get asked on a daily basis.

Did you know you were getting into a gut rehab?

NO!! We figured we would strip wallpaper, refinish floors, and be on our way. Little did we know that peeling off wallpaper would lead to finding mold, mold would lead to ripping out walls, ripping out walls would lead to finding places where our house wasn't supported properly at all.... I think you get the picture.

Who is doing all the work?

Alok for the most part. He's apparently an attorney turned contractor (don't worry, he's still an attorney by day).

Did you get a good deal?

No. Absolutely not. Now, we would have had an OK deal if it didn't need to be gut rehabbed. We way overpaid. I don't think they issue refunds though, so there isn't much you can do about. Now, that being said, even with the price that we paid and the amount that we are putting into it, it is still cheaper than our 2 bed 1 bath condo was in Chicago.

Didn't you have it inspected?

Of course we had it inspected. Besides the general inspection, we had a termite inspection (and still have termites), we had the heating cooling system/water heater inspected, as well as other things that I can't even recall right now. Point being, we had about a zillion inspections and they were mainly worthless.

Can't you do anything about the inspectors?

No. Now, something they could not have seen without tearing out walls. Somethings should not have been missed that were.

Would you have bought the house, knowing what you know now.

No. We are asked this everyday. I don't think that people are going to be willing to buy it for a good price in it's current condition, so I can safely say that whether or not we like the house and are glad we bought it, we do own it.

When will you live there?

I have no idea. Seriously. We thought by the end of last summer, then September, then February, now we have given up the idea of living there. OK, well not completely, but it will be awhile.

Why do you keep tearing things up?

To get rid of allergens and to make sure our house isn't going to fall down. Seriously.

Why don't you move in to part and then continue working?

This was our plan. Unfortunately, that part was found to contain mold and termites. If you walk into our house and see the amount of debris floating around, this may clarify things.

Any other questions?

Jessica