Meet Casita 1 !

We have decided to call the two small buildings on the back of the property Casita 1 and Casita 2. The one story is, you guessed it, Casita 1. Matt is in the yard in front of Casita 1 holding an orange picked from the very tree he is standing in front of- yum! Meg is standing on the front porch and as you can see, there is a lot of work to be done on this house as well.

Inside Casita 1 is a living room, bathroom, kitchen and bedroom. The perfect size for visitors, a nanny, a renter, whatevers clever at the moment. In addition this may be the first building to really get some updating because it is going to be the simplest to work on. (IE no ADOBE!)

More Photos of Main House at Mitchell

Image 1 shows the enourmous kitchen area- do keep in mind that the oven is only slightly bigger than an Easy-Bake model.

Image 2 shows the kitchen dining nook also tiny but when the sheets are down from the window very bright and pleasant.

Image 3 shows that area under the window that holds the window swamp cooler. After years of dripping water the plaster beneath has fallen apart. Matt pried some loose and you can see the original adobe, chicken wire and the outer layer of crumbling plaster.

Image 4 is of these tall stemmed flowering plants on the carport side of the main house. I took this one for Mom because there was some discussion over what they looked like. Voila. (The car went with the previous owners- thank God!)

Image 5 is of the solitary loo in the main house. Not exactly luxury toilet facilities at the moment as the sink does not work, the toilet has some suspect floaties and the shower is a daddy longlegs residence.

On the upside, Matt is now certain that the only supporting walls in the interior are the ones that run down the center of the house. So we can open up the living room and the kitchen space completely or partially, whichever we choose. It also allows us to shift things between the bathroom/bedroom areas. . . although I can't really see a better layout for those portions at this time. We will have to play around on the computer for these parts.

Stay posted as Matt will be working thru the Summer and I go to the beach to make some cash serving!

We've got Keys!!

Well it is official! Matt and I were at the property today and walked every inch. There is so much to do. A few promising developments- we should be able to vault the ceilings in the main house as only one interior wall appears to be weight bearing; the interior walls look like they can be treated normally and will not need too much "adobe-glove" treatment; and lastly the upstairs in the leaning tower of Titter was in surprisingly good shape! Pics to follow soon!
Stay tuned!!!

Our offer was accepted!

Perhaps a bit surprised, Matt and I found out yesterday that our offer on the historic property on Mitchell Street had been accepted in just six hours!
It is definitely a fixer-upper, but we have lots of great aspirations for all three structures and the amazing trees that currently reside on the lot.
It even has a basement- which is extremely odd for Phoenix. It is an adobe house with original wood floors, nearly 1 foot thick walls and windows in nearly every size you can imagine. There is a guest house that sits at the back of the property and a two story building in the north west corner of questionable sturdiness.
We will certainly be having a dumpster party after we close on the house. Right now we have lots of questions and can't wait to get in there, roll up our sleeves and see what all might be burried with in the walls of our new gem!
Pic #1 Little House
Pic #2 Main house
Pic #3 Interior
Pic #4 Basement
Pic #5 Crooked house
More to follow!