So in 2018 I was looking for houses and was really struggling to find anything that I really fell in Love with. There was quite a bit of choice but rarely could I find something with even enough potential for my to see it being practical to buy. I should also mention I hate moving so limited the amount of times moving house was a big factor! I dont remember how many properties I looked at. Then I drove past this house up for Auction! I was like ooooo that isnt going to be in my price range!! But yet it possibly was! It was a rush to view it before the auction date! I was also away in Thailand when the auction was so I would have to bid online for it! No pressure !! So this blog will follow my DIY Diaries though living in a renovation project and trying to just keep moving forward with limited time and budget! I hope you enjoy!

I was in Thailand for a special treat after my mum finally lost her battle with cancer. I used to live in Bangkok and I wanted to go and visit some of my old friends out there! Obviously this took a lot of planning and excitement! Not imaging the week before I go away I would find my dream house which was a bigger project than I had anticipated taking on. The house had been empty for 3 years before the Auction! I had looked around and read the legal pack there was no major structural problems to put me off. So I decided to complete all the paperwork and set up online bidding for the property. This particular property had been rushed back into the Auction as the previous buyer had not got the money to pay after he had bid! I had tried to decide on my budget!

So to the day! I had set a few alarms and was really crossing fingers that my friends laptop and internet (thai connection) 🙄 would hold up for the live video auction. The auction number came up Im sure it was 12A as it was an add in! In order to comply with the broadcasting rules! I had to watch the show and then listen to the audio a few minutes behind. Which means you bid and then you wait and wait and wait until they finally say 'we have an online bidder'! Can not describe how much my heart was in my throat. It was only about 3 bids and I won it 😲😲! I got my house!

OMG then you have to try and process a house sale in 4 weeks! While i'm in Thailand for 2 of those! Luckily the internet is useful for quite a lot of processing. Not helped by my bank decided it didn't want to approve my deposit cheque because it was a big amount! Don't you love banks when you abroad and trying to get things processed!

So time for a celebratory drink and dinner! Then the realisation ! I have a lot of work to do!