The house is a 2-bedroom, 2 bath ranchish-type with an unfinished attic (400 sq.ft.) and a partially finished basement (875 sq.ft. - this is where the 2nd bathroom is). It has the original oak floor on the main level (875 sq.ft.) and the original linoleum, cabinets, and counter top (built in 1954). The house is old, a little worn, but solid and dry. It still has an oil furnace which we plan to not use. There is a functional fireplace that we do plan to use. We believe that the basement was a separate residence at some point, but can't be rented as a 3-bedroom because of inadequate exits in the basement. We have tons of storage space here.
The lot is huge for Portland. Just under a 1/4 acre or 10,550 sq.ft. The front yard is pretty small and the house looks unremarkable from the front. The back yard is a pleasant surprise. It is pretty plain, but there is a small grove of huge evergreens at the rear of the lot that we all really like. And there is a small fire pit and a couple of rose bushes. And some grass and weeds. That's about it. Its my job to do yard work and I get a $50/mo break in rent. The owner of the house supplied a lawn mower and a weed whacker.
And there is a good-sized garage. Finally. I haven't had a garage in years. My Harley currently hates me, but I'm trying to make it better. It didn't like being outside for the last year-and-a-half, even if it was under a cover. Corrosion and rust are taking over.
One of the few things I don't like it the fact that I now have a longer commute, by 15-20 minutes. At least this is my last term at the Sylvania campus.
We are still getting settled in, but I think this is going to work out pretty well.
Here are a bunch of pictures. Click on them to make them big (not recommended for DSL or slow connections). My camera was doing weird things so a few of the three pictures have a pinkish tint.
Stealth housefront/driveway
50's kitchen - the curtains have to go
The stairs down - not as scary as it looks
Front of the garage
Side view. I think this is also the garage.
Back of the house
Backyard view from the house (you can just see the corner
of what will be a raised bed garden on the lower right).
Backyard view from the edge of the concrete pad.
There is a small hill that slopes down that is not evident.
I couldn't get the full height of the trees in
the shot from the backyard.
Living room as seen from the dining room. I had just taken up
the carpet from these two rooms to expose the hardwood floor.
The living room with some furniture in it.
Stair to the attic. It is a really great space that we
want to finish and turn into work space. Or something.
Dove and Blondie
Again
Erik showing his mastery of two wheels
EXTREME!!!
My crap in the basement
More of my crap in the basement. How exciting!
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