Omg I Love it! But I would have to put a horse or two in there and then build my own living quarters lol!

How fun! Are both units currently rented? since this won't be your main home, I might consider keeping one of the tenants so there'd be some income to offset the improvements you want. And they could be done with the intention of having it one day being a single unit. Good luck!!

This post was edited by dlm2000 on Sun, Aug 4, 13 at 18:39

Very cool! I think fixing it up would be great fun. I hope your offer is accepted.

Ooh, very cool, indeed! Hope you get it, then we can all enjoy watching your progress ;-)

Thanks so much!

Rereading the first post, I make it sound kind of like a dump. I suppose in some ways, it is, but mostly everything we've seen is just cosmetic, and can be fixed with paint and flooring and a good cleaning. There is also a lot of stuff that belongs to the renters in there, so it's hard to really visualize what all it can be with that distraction.

If we get it, my plan of action is to first give it a really good cleaning, including ripping out the carpet in the upstairs unit. Then we're going to address the lighting- replace burned out bulbs, replace ugly fixtures, etc. Then I'll decide what comes next once we can really see it in a different light-pun intended.

I'd like to finish installing the wood on the downstairs walls, and I suspect that we'll paint that. I think the combination of the metal ceiling, wood floor, and wood walls is going to be too much for me. There's one wall in the bedroom that is the original unfinished barn wood, so that would stay, but those pine boards need paint, I think.

I'll be scouting out the Restore and Craigslist for wall cabinets, and each kitchen has room for at least a small base cabinet. The kitchens are small, but the floorplans aren't bad, and I think they could surely be made much more functional with better storage.

The upstairs doesn't have any really interesting features besides the stairwell, except the ceilings are very high...I would say 12 feet as a guess, and follow the roofline of the barn, so there's slanted walls and angles and such. The bedroom is massive, so there's definitely room enough to add a closet. The vanities in all of the baths look quite new and have an espresso finish and granite countertops....not necessarily what I would have chosen, but I can make them work.

Both units are rented, but by a family, so they're leaving as a group. We could certainly lease out a pasture or two to help fund all of this, though. Either way, this is going to be a low budget rehab, with most of the labor coming from us.

I'm excited and nervous!

Oh, wow, I love this! I love that metal ceiling. What's the floor like?

ever so much character! its already got a huge WOW factor. Please keep us posted as you progress with your decorating in making this your own. This is gonna be fun!

Well, after much negotiations, we may have a deal. We won't close for a while, so I'm trying to keep my heart (and wallet) in check until someone hands us the keys, but.... wheeeeeee!!!

Nosoccermom, The wood floors don't look nearly as mottled and rough in person as they do in that pic, but I don't know if it's a camera trick or if they've been reifnished. My recollection was that they weren't horrible, and they were wide and dark. That kitchen pic that you posted is very close to what I have imagined in my head.

How exciting! Congratulations. Hope the deal goes quickly and smoothly.

I'm only on my dinky iPhone so it's a bit hard to see and read ..,, but what I see is fabulous!!! How exciting. Good luck with your offer.!

Wow, what a fun adventure! Hope you get it, and please don't forget the progress pics!