OOOOOHHHH Did you say HOUSE MAKE OVER??

So, I love daydreaming about houses. I probably watch too much HGTV. I can't get enough Property Brothers, Love It or List It, or House Hunters International. (I especially like to watch them when I go to bed because they are not SO exciting that I have to stay awake till the end of them.)

Anyway, I ESPECIALLY love how on Property Brothers, they take a hideous old house and turn it into something magnificent. That got my wheels turning. I was thinking about how my house is too large for me, and that the idea of downsizing wouldn't be the worst idea I've ever had. If I had a smaller house, I would pay less in utilities, pay less in mortgage, and have less house to clean. More time + more money = more life optimization!! :)

 Currently, I love the home that I am in. The significant other and I have done quite a bit of work to it, and while it is not "completed" yet, it has that cozy, homey feeling that I cherish, and has my "touches" through out the house so I am not getting my knickers in a knot about the idea of selling it......but I'm a daydreamer.

So I started playing around on the internet. There are some CHEAP houses in Omaha, NE and Council Bluffs, IA. Now, these might not be beauties to look at, BUT....if you were in the position to downsize, or even if you were buying your first home, and you bought a house for, say, $60,000, and put another $30,000 in renovation into it making it the way YOU want it, you would have a cute, inexpensive, easy to maintain home!

This is a sample of my house hunt tonight. I wish I could show you the inside pictures or give you the links, but I am not that blog-savy yet.

This lakeside house in Bellevue, NE is for sale for $45,000!!  3 bed, 2 bath. While it is pretty plain to look at on the front, it's nothing some landscaping couldn't take care of! This house looks is tastefully decorated and well kept on the inside. This one is kind of a mystery to me, as in Aug. 2005, it sold for $97,000.

This 3 bed, 1 bath house is $77,000. Cute from the outside, looks like a band of gypsies on an acid trip on the inside. UGLY DECORATING! Easily fixed though!

This 2 bed 1 bath house is selling for $49,000. It has a new water heater, furnace, and electrical. Heck, for that price, through a new bathroom in there, fix it up, and call it home!