Our First Home

Our First Home was such a beauty. We decided to rent our first home due to our unfamiliarity with the great city of Memphis. This house was the first rental property we viewed. We knew we wanted a house with a yard so our sweet golden retriever, Peyton would have a place to play. Once we viewed this property, Christopher and I were both thinking "absolutely not". This 3 bed 1.5 bath house had a ton of potential but given we were just going to rent, we knew we could not possibly make this house work.
After searching Memphis from top to bottom and side to side, we ended up coming up empty handed.

We then made the decision to "make it work".  The very first property we viewed became our new home for the next year. (Aug.2012-Aug.2013)

Pros                                                     
location                                              
established neighborhood                                                  
retirees as neighbors  

Cons      
faulty electrical
1.5 baths
no backdoor
1 covered parking space
washing machine location (it was adjacent to the kitchen sink)