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3 Things I Learned From Renovating Our First Short-Term Rental Property
Posted on November 2, 2022Six long months after closing on our Catskills investment property, we welcomed our first guests in mid-October. Part of me still can’t believe people are actually paying money to stay at our house. I really, really hope they like it! It was a marathon to get to this point, taking one small step after another after another to clean out decades worth of stuff and get the house in guest-ready condition. Now that we can finally take a step back…
It’s easy to turn any cabinet into a DIY pull-out shelf. I recently did this with an unused space under my kitchen counter to create a slide-out shelf for my recycling bin. Here’s what you need: Rev-A-Shelf pull-out shelf (multiple styles and sizes are available) Rev-A-Shelf door mount kit (this is how you’ll attach the cabinet door) Cordless drill Screwdriver DIY Pull-Out Shelf Instructions 1. Measure To start, measure the width of your cabinet. You’ll want to order a shelf…
Our dream of owning a place in the Catskills is finally a reality. Here's a sneak peek at the 'before' as we work on getting it rental ready.…
I hate clichés in writing and in life, but the thing about having a baby is that all of the clichés are true. Case in point: The days are long but the years are short. Though some of our days certainly seem endless, the last two months have passed in the blink of an eye. Zara Jeanette Dzenitis graced us with her presence on January 15, four days shy of her due date, and our lives will never be the same.…