Well howdy ho folks! I know, I know... it's been a while since I've posted. I've been busting my ass! There's been quite a bit going on in the Shit family's life! Of all the things I write about and all the crazy ass shit that I post, it makes me laugh that the renovation of the investment property has garnered so very much interest. I guess so many of us have projects going on at home or investment homes or maybe some people just love to see something so ugly, beat down broke and used up, get a fresh start at a new life. I can see how even though this is a home, it is inspiring to think that even when something "or someone" is at it's worst, there is a chance to once again get a new beginning.
So here is where we are at with the Phoenix house. The kitchen is done! The bathrooms are done! The flooring is done! The paint is done!
We built an island and covered everything in granite. It was a bit more in the cost but as you can see the payoff is there. The kitchen is really shaping up at this point. We did some hunting and found appliances that came in a new home and were used 3 or 4 times and swapped for stainless. We got a great deal on those bad boys so we jumped at it.
The focus has moved to the outside and giving this sexy ol' girl a fresh makeover! Since the home was foreclosed, the bank turned off all the utilities, water included and that killed off all the grass and plants. So we were left with a green pool and weeds out the ass and nothing but dead plants. Luckily, two of the palm trees have been there so long that they survived. I was all ready to get to work on the back yard and we finally had the last of the garbage removed from the patio. We had knocked down all the walls on the four season room. We had planned on painting or staining the concrete but there had been so many additions and patches there was no way on earth to make it look even half way decent so we went with the next best option, COVER THAT SHIT UP! A little outdoor fake grass on the patio and wallah!
It's coming in to our "rainy season" here in the Valley of the Sun and with the rain comes the weeds. The last thing that I wanted to do was landscape and stone the entire property only to have big clumps of grass and weeds pop up every where. Once that happens, it is a giant pain in the ass to maintain and get rid of that shit. I bit the bullet and for the first time ever, shot for the extra cashola and went and bought weed fabric! You never realize how desperately out of shape you are until you spend two days bent over hammering metal staples in to rock hard AZ ground! The backs of my thighs feel like I've been caned! Who would have thought that it would hurt to try and sit down.... then worse to try and get off the damn couch! My knee is so busted up and after having a whole bunch of surgery on it, kneeling was not an option, so, I had to choose the "new inmate" position to get the work done!
225 metal staples later and the fabric is down! I got the best "napalm" that I could buy to try and nuke the weeds that have grown through the patio and hit from two fronts. I went full on at them with the weed whacker, the shovel and even a damn screw driver in some places. I rebuilt the irrigation system in the front of the house and turned it from lawn sprinklers in to a low water usage drip system. What a giant pain in the ass to dig in this ground, but I got it done. For me, there is not even the start of the feeling like we are getting to the end or that victory is in sight until I get the first plants in the ground. I would not leave that house today until I got at least one plant in! I ended up getting five installed but what a massive pain in the scrotum! The ground was so hard in one spot that it actually bent my pick axe! How the hell do you bend a pick axe?
I know right now you are thinking, "damn, Jack Shit has one hell of a nice wheel barrow"! You would be right. Notice the aluminum rim and the "flat free" tire I'm running? Hell to the yeah! So now tomorrow will bring a whole bunch of hole diggin, lots of planting and most assuredly, lots and lots of cactus stuck in my fingers but it is the price one must pay for greatness!
I love taking old "crack houses" that nobody would ever want to live in and turning them in to beautiful homes where people can raise a family and make memories that will last a life time! I'll keep you posted when I'm done, we are finally in the home stretch now! Again, thank you so much for even being interested in this shit.
Remember, like I've said before, if you are looking for a house in AZ either to live in or as an investment, my girl Diane is hands down, the greatest realtor that I have ever seen. Please, don't hesitate to ask any questions no matter how silly you think they may be. Like I said, you are not being a pain in the ass, we love real estate and we love to help people!
Until we see each other on the road,
Keep the wind in your face,
Tits in your back
and The Man off your ass!
Your friend,
Jack Shit
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