If you didn't hear on Instagram, we have accepted an offer on the Dalton House! It was definitely an interesting experience, to say the least. The last house we sold (Brooklyn Street House) was in a really hot real estate market, so selling in our new small town was not the frenzy of action we were used to. Basically, we worked around the clock to renovate the property, then listed, and then... crickets. No showings, little interest. Eeek! We had to remind ourselves that this market is a little (ok, a lot) slower and we were happy to accept a good offer after only a couple of weeks. Phew!

Woohoo! We are finally D.O.N.E with the Dalton House! Our little project went on the market on Monday, and it was nice to wipe our hands of this house and pass the baton on to our real estate agent. Once all of the final receipts come in, I'll have the concrete financial report but I am happy to say that we came in UNDER budget for the renovation costs and listed HIGHER than initially anticipated!

We are FINALLY getting to some of the pretty stuff! Since most of the work has been done after hours, the Dalton House flip has gone a little slower than I think we would all like to see, but the light is definitely at the end of the tunnel! Everything should be done at the 8 week point, so we are getting really close to being able to list this little house! Two big things that have made the house look a lot better are paint and the laminate flooring. I am sure Jake and Brian were cursing me as they pulled out all of the tack strips from the living room subfloor, but having a wood-looking floor in the main living area makes it seem so much nicer. We used the Style Selections Auburn Stained White Oak laminate flooring from Lowe's and have been impressed so far. It is very affordable ($.99 a square foot) and seems to be decent quality. We chose that finish to tie into the existing cabinets and I think it complements them nicely.

Over the weekend, the four of us worked on the flip house a full day on Saturday. The men sanded and worked on trim while the ladies primed. We had a bit of a bumpy start to the day when we discovered our 5 gallon bucket of primer was frozen. To thaw it out quickly, we used a gas heater outside to try and warm it up. A few moments later, we went out to discover the gas heater had melted a hole in the side of the bucket and primer was splattering all over the deck and siding. Ugh. Luckily we caught it in time and were able to wash away the paint while it was wet. Never a dull moment when renovating! Speaking of which, the guys found the culprit for the drywall damage hiding between the walls: a sword....