The interior colour is due to massive reno being done upstairs because it had a fire. Basically the whole upstairs & roof was refinished. Insurance paid about $220K on it.
I paid $215K for the house from my parents and got a $225k mortgage (the 10k being for renos). Payments are $900 a month. It was appraised at $230k.
I am going to make this room into 2 rooms and rent them out for $300-$450 a month + a share of utilities. This way I pay way less and the house is 3000sq feet. So I don't think there is going to be a problem with getting into peoples way.
This one day will be another room, same for renting, but later down the road.
There will be a shop in the future it is just not certain when that shop is going to come, 1-3 years I imagine, sucks but couldnt find SHIT ALL for this price range. Everything was garbage, even to the $260K price range. This house would have been listed at $240K+