Thanks Jer, and Rory. (and congrats on the first term of grad school, Jer!)
Yep, Rory, you nailed it. Both wonderful and scary to have an 100 year old fixer upper. It's been a rental for decades. In fact, I was renting a room, and the landlord approached me one day and made me the offer... even the price. All I did was say yes, and then get to work on getting the bank to approve a mortgage. Everything was included, appliances, random junk, the landlords books, tools, etc... as well as all the problems, lol.
I inherited a broken lawnmower, and put about $15 into it to get it starting up on the first try. It feels good. Put another $15 into repairing two leaking faucets. I'm saving up to do some old attic knob-and-tube electrical, so I can then insulate it in hopes of making it warmer for cheaper.
Also, the house had been on fire at some point in it's past. The wood they used to repair it looked as old as the original wood it was built with, but the old, charred wood is still there, they just ran other planks along side the charred ones. I'll have to take a photo. It's really weird to sign on to being responsible for something that is older than me, and will likely out live me.