8/15/2015 8:14 PM
It seems natural to us to call our vacation home a lake house. It are positioned 1/3 of a mile from Swofford Pond and 1/2 of a mile from Riffe Lake. This technically negates the lake house name, but for us, its just perfect. We are close enough to walk to the water but far enough to not worry about the shoreline.(Grandchildren)
The house is located on 2 acres of land with a huge pasture, a pump house, a woodshed, a dilapidated carport, and a building that was made into a woodworking shop. The building really would make a terrific guest cabin, but that is a whole different subject.
First things first though. Our home had been vacant for 7 years. I don't like the term abandoned, but I guess it fits the bill. Apparently, the Mrs. left and then the Mr.left. No one made payments on the house and the bank foreclosed on it. Years and years passed before it was put on the market. At this time we were looking for a home in a nearby town, closer to the campground that we first stayed at.
We made offers on 2 different properties and barely missed 2 others, but when we saw The Lake house, we knew that this is the one God wanted for us. We stepped out on faith and made an offer, and low and behold, the bank agreed...as long as they did not have to pay for any repairs.
So now our story begins.
Here are a few pictures of the house and property as we found it. Other pictures are posted under the Pictorial Evolution tab at the right. Don't be scared, we aren't, well just a little.
It seems natural to us to call our vacation home a lake house. It are positioned 1/3 of a mile from Swofford Pond and 1/2 of a mile from Riffe Lake. This technically negates the lake house name, but for us, its just perfect. We are close enough to walk to the water but far enough to not worry about the shoreline.(Grandchildren)
The house is located on 2 acres of land with a huge pasture, a pump house, a woodshed, a dilapidated carport, and a building that was made into a woodworking shop. The building really would make a terrific guest cabin, but that is a whole different subject.
First things first though. Our home had been vacant for 7 years. I don't like the term abandoned, but I guess it fits the bill. Apparently, the Mrs. left and then the Mr.left. No one made payments on the house and the bank foreclosed on it. Years and years passed before it was put on the market. At this time we were looking for a home in a nearby town, closer to the campground that we first stayed at.
We made offers on 2 different properties and barely missed 2 others, but when we saw The Lake house, we knew that this is the one God wanted for us. We stepped out on faith and made an offer, and low and behold, the bank agreed...as long as they did not have to pay for any repairs.
So now our story begins.
Here are a few pictures of the house and property as we found it. Other pictures are posted under the Pictorial Evolution tab at the right. Don't be scared, we aren't, well just a little.
Fisher fireplace insert - currently in the process of repair.
The patriotic colors were great in principal, but thank goodness, those blue walls are gone now.
The Hall - 12 feet of glorious vinyl flooring, complete with pet doo doo, (now gone).
What the heck happened here? Looks like water damage AND pet damage. Work in progress.
One of 2 windows that are the original wood frames (rotted) but the glass is all intact. We are on the hunt for vinyl windows to replace them with. These are the only 2 windows in the house that are not vinyl windows. This is a major money saver. Yay!
Scary bedroom #3, definitely a nightmare with not much work done yet, but I did get that nasty, stinky carpet and padding out of there. It still smells atrocious! I'm waiting for the courage to do work on it some more. (do you blame me?) lol
Well...
We just got back this evening from a weekend jaunt down there. It was very relaxing and somewhat productive. Both John and I got some sanding, spackling, and painting done. I worked on the inside, while he worked about 14ft up outside with the trim. It was not all work, but we did make time for some play and took a long walk out onto the dry flats of Riffe Lake. Wow, this hot weather has taken it's tole on the shoreline. After our walk, we floated a few bobbers in Swofford Pond and caught a few bluegills. We didn't keep them and let the little boogers go. Ok, Ta ta for now, Beth
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