My brother was excited when he bought his house, and I was very happy for him. Of course, I wasn’t entirely thrilled with the house he went for. It definitely was a fixer-upper but he kept saying how he looked forward to the renovation work. He was right that he could have a nice house for much cheaper by putting in the work, but it was admittedly a lot of work! At least he had a relatively new roof which was a beautiful thing and it was a metal one at that! He said that was one of the main reasons why he went for the place, because the metal roof was installed only a few years back. He also kept talking about the fireplace and how he was going to fix it up to look great. Well, he was true to his word and he already had a lot of things done. Fortunately, he didn’t need a new heating system because he has a very nice boiler that has been kept up well over the years. All the radiators are in great shape also. The only thing he really had to focus on was getting the fireplace fixed up and he did a great job at that. He had a local contractor come out to clean out the fireplace and answer all his questions. He even learned about the best wood to use in the fireplace. I remember telling him he should carpet the living room area, but he kept the wood floors showing and polished them up. They actually look way better than I would have expected. Also he has great air quality because he had a UV air purification system installed!