A Rental to Renovation in Columbus, OH
It isn?t unusual for people to test out products before buying them — glasses, clothing, cars
It isn?t unusual for people to test out products before buying them — glasses, clothing, cars — but buying a house is usually a leap of faith. For Stephanie Hayward and her husband Brandon Pence, renting a house for four years was how they found their home in Columbus, OH.
Stephanie attended Ohio State University in Columbus and Brandon moved shortly after completing his graduate program at University of Michigan. They fell in love with the city and chose to live in a developing neighborhood close to downtown with a lot of new restaurants and shops and only a short bike ride to work. Both Stephanie and Brandon are trained architects, but Brandon found his path in web design and development three years ago, while Stephanie practices architecture as part owner of a local firm. They rented a four-bedroom house for four years until one Sunday morning their landlord, who was working on repairs that had broken the night before, offered to sell the house to them. ?We thought it was an outrageous idea at first, but then realized that it?s not every day you get to test drive a house for four years before deciding to buy it.? With experience under their belt, Stephanie and Brandon knew exactly how they wanted to transform their rental into a home. They dove right in with a construction loan and a six-month deadline from the bank. The house was completely gutted and they h...
It isn?t unusual for people to test out products before buying them — glasses, clothing, cars — but buying a house is usually a leap of faith. For Stephanie Hayward and her husband Brandon Pence, renting a house for four years was how they found their home in Columbus, OH.
Stephanie attended Ohio State University in Columbus and Brandon moved shortly after completing his graduate program at University of Michigan. They fell in love with the city and chose to live in a developing neighborhood close to downtown with a lot of new restaurants and shops and only a short bike ride to work. Both Stephanie and Brandon are trained architects, but Brandon found his path in web design and development three years ago, while Stephanie practices architecture as part owner of a local firm. They rented a four-bedroom house for four years until one Sunday morning their landlord, who was working on repairs that had broken the night before, offered to sell the house to them. ?We thought it was an outrageous idea at first, but then realized that it?s not every day you get to test drive a house for four years before deciding to buy it.? With experience under their belt, Stephanie and Brandon knew exactly how they wanted to transform their rental into a home. They dove right in with a construction loan and a six-month deadline from the bank. The house was completely gutted and they h...
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