In August of 2010, my wife and I purchased a 1973 house in need of updates. We had recently moved from the east coast, in search of mountains, sun and a priority on happiness. The house we lived in on the east coast was purchased new, so we had no experience with house maintenance or dealing with contractors. Our Colorado house had not seen many updates in its 37 years, so we immediately started thinking about remodeling. In this blog I will write about our struggle to remodel our house and attempt to not lose our savings in the process.