2013: I constantly talked about buying a fixer-upper. One day a friend casually mentioned that she knew somebody who was thinking about selling her house and that it might be just what I have been looking for. I felt awkward picking up the phone and call a complete stranger to inquire about her house, but my friend stressed the urgency as the owner was about to put it on the market. So I did. And here I am, almost two years later, completing one of the most challenging proj