I’m 13 years old and I’m writing a book for fun. My character inherited an old farmhouse and she wants to renovate it. Roughly, how much do you think it would cost in the end. And what would need to be done to make it livaeable. Here’s a few paragraph’s on it:
Kathryn O’Reilly’s green eyes scanned her new bedroom. It was old, and showed definite signs of abandonment. The ugly yellow paint behind the piles of moving boxes was chipping off the walls, wide, long cracks were forming on the ceiling, and the disgusting carpet had a large array of unidentifiable stains. The aged, green window shutters looked like they were more fitting for an old haunted house rather than an abandoned farmhouse, and she suspected that if she tried to close them they would most likely fall off into the bushes below. The room, as well as the rest of the house, smelled mouldy and damp.
She left the bedroom and sauntered down the cramped corridor to the kitchen. It had no appliances, just a few cupboards with the doors falling off its rusty hinges, and a long countertop made of cracked tiles and damaged wood. Like the bedroom, the kitchen ceiling had many narrow cracks. The hardwood floor was somewhat dented, with a few planks protruding out of the otherwise decent floor.
She then opened the door leading into the living room. It was a decent size, with ceiling cracks and old flooring quite similar to that of the kitchen. She meandered over to the decrepit fireplace and inspected the inside. The bottom of it had a layer of ashes dating back to who-knows-when, and besides a few chips in the bricks and stone mantle, it was in good enough shape. It had 3 large ceiling-to-floor windows looking out over the deserted landscape, which consisted of yellow and green grass, large black ash and apple trees, and a narrow gravel road at the end of the long, winding drive way. There were no neighbours for miles. Just the way she liked it.
Also, imagine that there’s a small bathroom with no toilet and a really old tub (2 bathrooms), and a total of 3 bedrooms similar to the one described in the first paragraph. And a big unfinished basement.
Thanks in advanced.

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