My First Post: Our First House

Brief History:  Jenny and I closed on this beauty on the last day of November as the weather was getting cold and the holiday season was in full swing.  On top of that, we were both finishing our semesters (Jenny is getting her MBA and I am finishing my Masters of Architecture)...  Fools!

The Details:  We had been casually looking for a house for about a  year and a half.  We loved our little downtown apartment so we weren't in a hurry.  We were spoiled living so close to the action so a major stipulation was that we needed to be able to walk to town.  This house was on the market for several months before we looked at it.  The only reason we gave it a shot was out of hopes of converting it two a two family (we'll see how that goes).  With a little luck and a lot of hard bargaining, we managed to negotiate this prize piece into our range.  We are in a great neighborhood about 3 blocks from the corner of downtown!  Map Link

As it stands, we have two bedrooms over the living room and dining room in the front and a third over the kitchen off the back wing.  There are two full baths and one half bath.  There are 5 fireplaces and a beehive oven, none of which are working... yet.  The house was build circa 1800 and is post and beam construction with pretty much no insulation.  As my brother will be quick to tell you, we have our work cutout for us.  Check for updates as we bring this classic Portsmouth colonial back to life Evan and Jenny style!