Last fall I represented a wonderful retired couple, Jill and Jack, who purchased a house in Prairie Village to be closer to their son in Roeland Park. Jill wanted a mid-century modern home, which can be difficult to find: if one pops on the the market and is updated and well maintained, it will go under contract within a few days of listing. However, we did finally find one with a nice open floor plan (previous owners had knocked down some walls), in a great location with a carport and a garage, three + bedrooms, two baths…. and in their price range!
Jill loves to remodel homes, so she immediately started to make plans for renovating the interior to her specific taste. I thought this rehab process would be a good blog topic: what the buyers want to do vs what they actually get done and the inevitable compromises.
Some of the items on Jill’s list: move the washer/dryer to the master suite; install new floors, kitchen cabinets and countertops; enlarge the kitchen windows; add skylights; redesign the stone fireplace, add a screen porch in the back; enclose the area between the garage and the house and create a two car garage. They also needed to reorganize the mechanical area that was in a small, difficult to reach location and update the HVAC system. How much of this will get done? We'll see...usually the 'wish list' is pared down a bit once the plans and budget are firm!
Jill and Jack have chosen a contractor and demo work started shortly after the new year. Here are a few photos of the house as it looked when they purchased it. In upcoming blogs, I'll report on the progress of the renovation..which should take about four months.
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