My uncle recently purchased a home, and even though he was fawning all over it originally, he has abruptly changed his mind.
It was a 4 story old home, built in 1964 that was abandoned for a while.
My uncle seemed to love the idea of patching it up and making it look like new, but I suspect he was in love with the idea more than he was in love with doing it himself, because only after a few repairs, he began to complain to me a lot. My uncle and I have always been closer, he’s like a second father to me, so I talk to him every week and hear his newest complaints about the home. I not so subtly told him that I had been looking for a home, and his home sounded perfect. He agreed to let me move in the home as long as I pay rent, so he can continue to repair the home. My wife and I moved in, and I almost instantly loved the home. From there, I started taking over most of the repairs, since my uncle hated it so much. One of the most important repairs that still needed to be done was installing heating and cooling. This home had no form of HVAC, and no ductwork or anything installed. I arranged for a HVAC specialist to come out and look at the home, and take his recommendations. Although I was prepared for the HVAC worker to rip into the walls to make room for ductwork, the HVAC repairman told me it would be a lot easier if I bought mini split ductless air conditioners and placed them in all of the rooms. I took his advice, and the mini split HVAC units worked well.