Seeing A Diamond in the Rough

In looking for a cottage on Charleston's Westside, our thoughts were to search Wagener Terrace area just past Hampton Park.  Charleston Peninsula has a great central location for both of our morning commutes.   We found one home that already had some renovations on the street.  The realtor encouraged us about the area being safe and convenient.  It was reasonably priced and it seemed to be the one highest on the list of prospects.

A week later as we were doing our own searches of the area, Greg hit on a small home on the corner of Congress Street and Carondolet Street just off Rutledge Avenue.  It was so filled with furnishings and built low to the ground, and we had a difficult time even seeing the real condition of the house.  Greg is a professional in the construction industry and nothing about the house scared him away from considering the purchase.  In essence, we had to realize the lot was worth the purchase of the home, and if all we ended up with was the shell, it was worth it.

We have always loved the Charleston Single Homes downtown and this small home was like a miniature of those that exist just blocks away.  The wrought iron may have been fashioned by the very craftsmen that worked on the Peninsula.  The surrounding area has been in a state of revitalization over the last several years.  After much consideration, we took the plunge and closed on it in the Spring of 2013.