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Updated about 8 years ago,
Sold my first home!
Hey all,
Bought this little 1 bedroom cottage 5 years ago. After living there and renovating it for two years my grandma moved in, and lived out her remaining years. After she passed I decided I didn't want to be a landlord at this time, and the market was great, so put it up for sale. I bought it for $100,000 back in 2011, and just sold it for $220,000 and closed today. We listed it for $179,900 and had multiple offers in the first 12 hours, but didn't think it would go for/appraise for that much. Needless to say, I was happy! Here are some before and after from the reno I did. Some of it back in 2011, and a refresh in 2016. Aside from some electrical and drywall I did the majority of the work myself over weekends.
Got rid of a regular door which opened into the tiny bathroom and went with an exterior slider to free up space as well:
And a narrow sink to get as much room as I could in there!
Cheers all and best of luck!