Some buyer's remorse.
We just bought our 1930 home in March. I love it, but we are going through... An adjustment period.
We inherited a carpenter ant infestation. Since we bought the house during Portland, ME winter they weren't out and about. Now they are. We hired fox pest control and they treated last month and it didn't do shit and the cost is astronomical so we're going with another company. I find 4-5 ants per day throughout the house, including flyers. Im constantly crawling out of my skin and watching where I step.
It's also been HOT. We don't have central air, as many older homes don't, and it's new to us- we've always had central air. I'm sure I sound like a spoiled brat. I was even the one out of my partner and me who gunned for an older home. We're learning all about window AC units, and they all seem crappy in some way and somehow very expensive at the same time?? The time thats going into researching a decent one is draining.
This is the first time I've felt buyers remorse about purchasing an older home.
I know it'll cool down again and hopefully we'll get the ant situation figured out soon and it'll probably all be fine. But we're supposed to host our friends from our home town starting end of June and I was so excited to show off our first home that we've already worked so hard on in such a short amount of time, but now I'm just feeling really anxious and stressed and drained.
Can't wait for this phase to be over. :( if anyone has any thoughts that might help put my mind at ease id be eternally grateful.