Three years ago September, we moved across the street from where we were currently renting. A charming 4 bedroom, 2 bath house built in 1923. It was listed for sale so we were on a month to month contract. We didn't know if we were going to stay 3 months or a year. I was about 7 months pregnant with Johnny D so I was hoping we wouldn't have to move out before he was born! We didn't think we would end up staying there for 3 years!
We worked out an awesome deal with the landlord. The house needed lots of updating, painting, minor repairs. For every hour we Daniel spent working on the house, we would take $20 off the rent. The maximum rent we would pay was $1100 the minimum was $600. I don't think we paid more than $900 in the 3 years we were there. It was an awesome blessing for us financially. We were able to pay off a HUGE chunk of our debt and in that time we were able to afford a couple trips to Las Vegas, 1 to Disneyland and a trip to Utah.
Although the house has some major flaws that I will not miss (like the insta- hot water heater that sometimes decided to quit working in the middle of a shower!) I really grew to love it. If it had a backyard we probably would have just bought it ourselves! We put in a lot of time making it look nice (or at least nicer than it was!). Two of my babies were born there. It will forever hold a special place in my heart along with all of the memories associated with it.
We are excited to be moving on to our very own place where we can fix and change whatever we want!
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