Our Lake House Journey

While scrolling suggested properties in January 2025, I found some that piqued our interest. They were out of any kind of consideration based on the cost. It became clear that the only way that was going to happen was to buy a fixer upper. And one that wasn’t actually on the water.

That was how we ended up looking at the place that we purchased. There were red flags of course. (See blog post about red flag warnings) But we went for it knowing that there would be a ton of work to get the neglected property back in shape – or even safe enough to stay in. It ended up being in much worse shape than we originally realized and became a complete tear down. (See future blog post about the low down on the cost of repairing VS cost of demo).

Follow our surprises & setbacks, progress, and lessons learned as we “shift Geers” into this renovation life! Blog posts will be posted on the #SwitchingGeers Renovation Diary page and are currently being back dated as the history is being created. A weekly roundup will be shared on Thursdays if you subscribe below.

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