About 5 years ago we flipped our first house. Like ours, it was a basic limestone builder-grade home built in the ‘90s. Unlike ours it was a two-story and at one point had at least one raccoon living in the attic. At the time we found it, it had been a rental for years and though it was definitely not in completely awful shape, it had seen better days … between a mysterious almost fluorescent red splatter stain on one wall that we think (hope) was a slushie, a squishy main shower area, and did I mention the raccoon living in the attic?!)

Fun story about the attic raccoon

In the process of buying the house we chatted a bit with the previous renter, who told us they found out about the raccoon when it fell through the attic door above the upstairs game room and started running rampant throughout the house.

Now, it might be because we weren’t there when it happened, or because I for some reason picture it as a big cuddly bumbly cartoon-like racoon, but I find this idea frighteningly hilarious. Thankfully, Bumbles the raccoon and any buddies had been (hopefully gently and humanely) removed before we bought the house.

We just had to deal with the aftermath – i.e. a quasi-hazmat suit cleanup and refilling the attic with new clean insulation.

Alright, enough gabbin’ … let’s look at the after photos!

So that’s our first flip. Maybe one day we’ll add more homes to our flip list.

Do you have a favorite space in the house? (Mine is that main bathroom shower!) We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.