Tuesday, October 23, 2012

We have another rehab coming up - Lido Key

We finally found a house on Lido Key that we'll actually keep and live in after we rehab it.  Jan's been looking on a daily basis ever since we sold the condo at Lido Shores which she is now managing for Rick and Candy (the new owners).  The new house is a bit small but should be about the same size (1500 sq. ft) as our house now after we get done with it.  We plan to keep the Bradenton house and rent it out -we'll see if that actually happens when we get done with the Lido house.


When all was said and done it came down to lifestyle at Lido. After we moved out of the condo we really missed the beach, parks, and restaurants at St. Armands which were only a short walk away.  The new house is also about a block from the kayak launch on Lido so I expect we'll eventually get a couple.   There's a boat in the future and we should be able to either trailer it on the side yard or dry store it at Marine Max on Ben Thompson park just a bike ride away.

I'll be blogging on our progress as we work through the challenges that any 60+ year old florida house brings with it.  This house has some good bones though so I expect when we are done you won't recognize it from where we are starting and it won't blow away if we have a hurricane.  First order of business is to add a master bedroom suite where the carport / porch are.  Jan also wants to open the kitchen and remove that tile in the living room. Here's a link to the zillow map and the virtual tour.

We will be naming the house when it's done so give me your thoughts on some names!