Bought our “forever home”… turns out it’s a money pit.

My wife and I bought what we thought was our dream home 2 years ago. Since then, it’s been nothing but one expensive surprise after another:

• Furnace died 2 months after moving in.
• Found a 10-foot foundation crack.
• Bellied pipe under our concrete slab basement that needs to be fixed.
• Kitchen remodel had to happen way sooner than expected because the cabinets were literally falling apart.
• Replaced 46 windows (inspector told us we could “save them”… nope).
• Bathroom exhaust fans don’t vent outside—just dump straight into the attic.
• Pulled up carpet to replace basement floors… ended up having to re-level the entire 1,500 sq ft basement because it was pitted and pitched everywhere.
• Deck is rotting apart because there’s no spacing between boards, and they painted both the tops and bottoms so it traps water.
• Front porch paver bricks are literally falling out and through.
• Had to remove all 4 trees from the backyard as they rotted from the inside

It honestly feels like every single thing we touch in this house reveals another disaster. Every time we think “okay, that was the last big one,” something new pops up.

Anyone else buy a house thinking it’d be your forever home, only to realize you basically bought a full-time renovation project? Ive been tempted to sell it but when i look at what we have spent into the home its like its been partially rebuilt and we may as well enjoy what we paid for?

Need some reassurance here haha