An International purchase in more ways that one

I had promised myself that I would take a year off from buying another house to rehab and the year was up.  Casually, I started to look for something different and interesting but nothing really jumped out at me.

Then, one day driving on a different route through Morningside, there it was!  Clearly different from the other houses in the neighborhood (an "American International" Style house, not Arts and Crafts).  Definitely younger (1956 to be exact, not 1920s).  Definitely a one-of-a-kind house (never seen one like it Pittsburgh, and let me tell you, I look at houses...). And, most definitely in need of some work (somebody, please get rid of those aluminum awnings and overgrown shrubs).  And, what was even better:  a for-sale sign in its front yard!

A little investigating uncovered that it was vacant and it was a foreclosure - clearly an orphan to be adopted before the "remuddlers" and "flippers" got a hold of it.  It took some phone calls to get to see it but when I finally got in, I knew immediately that this had to be my next project.

We went back and forth several times with the realtors for the Bank of New York, the  settlement company based in Atlanta, and its agents in India (!) and finally settled on a price and a closing date.  Then, on December 13th, the house was ours.  The adventure would soon begin.