Born and raised in Washington state; I bought my first house right out of physical therapy assistant school. That home was built in 1893 so you can imagine the character it had, but also the amount of work it needed. My boyfriend at the time (now husband) helped me tear it down to the studs. We lived in it while we flipped it. What an experience! Needless to say our hard work and dedication paid off. I bought the house for 126,000 in 2016 and sol...