Wow! I think it looks amazing! All the hard work sure paid off. It’s a home that you can be proud of! I must say, I live tbe playroom, awesome. Live the nursery w/ a bed and crib! All the kids rooms look great. The whole house is nice. Iam a new fan! Hope you will visitme @http://www.mommiesandbeyond.com

Hi Diana

Thank you for your sweet words of encouragement regarding our Christmas convictions. It has meant a lot to me to receive such an outpouring of support via email.

Okay, so about the house. First, we pulled up all of the carpet and mopped the floors several times with gallons and gallons of that pet odor neutralizer stuff you get at the pet store. We primed the walls with Kilz (with odor blocker) before painting, and did the same on the ceiling. We vacuumed the vents as much as possible, though stuff still blows up every now and then (trash, etc). We also primed and painted all of the doors. And it worked!

Congratulations on your home!!! So glad you were able to find a great deal as well :

Hi Kendra,

I have another question for you… You mentioned in this post that your home stunk terribly of smoke when you bought it… How did you get rid of the smell? Did you wash the walls, if so with what? Did you use primer on the walls? Clean the air ducts, etc.?? My husband and I just got an AMAZING deal on a foreclosure but it was smoked in (the home is only 8 yo) and smells of smoke. I just thought you may have some suggestions of how to get rid of the smell

Thanks so much, any info is helpful!

~Diana
BTW I really thought your last post on Christmas was very well written and full of conviction and love for God and your neighbor. Happy Hanukkah friend! Hey if Yeshua celebrated it (Jn. 10:22-23)then why shouldn’t we!

We bought a little farm in April of this year (2011). The manufactured home is 30 years old, but only the original owner ever lived here, so we could tell he had taken care of it. It’s much smaller than yours, only 960 sf, and our land is 1.17 acres, fenced securely in it’s entirety. The seller owner financed for us, and because of the great price we offered and he wanting to get to his new place 600 miles from here, we were able to finance it for only 5 years. Having no mortgage is best, but the next best thing is an affordable mortgage for a short time. Only 4.5 years left! We need to re-model, it’s very dated, but knowing how quickly it will be ours completely makes it all ok until we get the remodeling done.

Love the photos! Have you ever done a post about the layout of your farm? I have looked, but didn’t come across it.

Hi Diana,

We found our repo through a local Realtor. We told her we were looking for foreclosures, and she kept us up-to-date with the listings as they came in. If you can find a good quality modular home, I’d highly recommend you check into moving it onto your own land

Hi Kendra, I’m Crystal from Mobile Home Living and would love to use your story and a few photos of your mobile home update/remodel. you did a great job and I’m always looking for inspiration for my readers. Go to http://mobilehomeliving.org, and let me know. It would be used in the best of light…Thanks so much!