Not my dream house

The house we have put a contract on is most certainly NOT my dream house.  I am pretty much living in that one right now.  BUT it does have some nice things about it.  Number one IS location.  Next door to my daughter's family!

I don't know where the builder's head was, but he made some huge errors in that house.  All the bedrooms are BRIGHT.  The master has THREE windows.  One of the secondaries has two and is bright.  The living area has one tiny window.  I can't understand that.  There is a fireplace centered on the outside wall and that one little window is to the right.  There is an equal amount of space on the left - and it is a blank wall.

The backyard is beyond beautiful - but one of the main problems present that has made it "as-is" is the heater for the pool's hot tub is gone - taken out apparently AND the jets don't work.  We will have our pool company really look at that.  The pool needs to be replastered, but that is normal for a pool.  Ours has been done once (and probably could stand it again).

They first listed the area around the chimney as leaking when they did the listing on Thursday, but yesterday they did a second seller report and said the problem with the chimney is just grouting.  So another possible problem.

We gave a full price contract - before we read the report.  And that price is dependent on what amount the repairs on these things comes to what we will finally offer.  In the meantime, we have been approved for the loan, but now have to convince the underwriters we are not getting this as in investment property.  I don't know why that should bother them - the loan gets paid.

Now to get this house ready to put on the market.  We plan to move out, paint and carpet, then put it on the market.  Busy times ahead.