I was 23 when I purchased my first home in Seattle. It was 820 sqft with 2 bedrooms and one bath. This home had two things going for it: one, it was a 20 minute drive to downtown and two, it had both an attached and detached garage. You see where I am going with number two? No way a growing family of 4 could survive in an small 2 bed/1bath, but add 400 sqft more onto it and it was doable for a few more years. And that is just what I did. Cut my construction teeth on a little home in Seattle. I learned how to hang drywall, cut baseboard and crown molding, lay tile and install windows.. this was in the days prior to goggle.. I spent my weekends in Home Depot, getting a part time job there crossed my mind.
Fast Forward 20 years and 2000 miles, living in Houston now and I no longer inhabit the homes I renovate (have to keep my sanity somehow). I have a process that works well, though I am always looking to improve it, hence this blog.