There are definitely some challenges to living in an older home. I thought I was saving money when I bought this old place. After all, it was a lot less expensive than some of the newer houses. But now I’m not so sure that it was a good bargain. Some of the floors are a little saggy and need to be replaced, the cupboards in the kitchen need new hinges, and some of the electrical outlets don’t work at all. However, the worst thing about this old place is the heating and cooling system. I don’t expect that the heater or air conditioner have been replaced in a few decades. Every time I turn on the furnace the entire house smells like something is on fire and I don’t feel safe turning it on until I get an HVAC worker out here to take a look at it. I’m pretty sure that I’m going to have to have the whole furnace and air conditioner replaced but I don’t want to do any more harm by turning them on again. Thankfully, I have an appointment for a local HVAC company to come out and take a look on Wednesday. I hope it won’t be too expensive and they can just fix the existing system. Is that too much to hope for? Whatever the case, I need to get my heating and cooling systems fixed ASAP. After that, I can worry about my sagging floors and hanging cupboard doors. This is my house now, no matter what, and I want to take good care of it.