Here are a few pictures of the house I bought in July of 1999. Its a 1924 cottage on 3/4 acre, most of which is covered by an old olive orchard.

The pictures above were taken just before I bought the house, and a lot of work has gone into it since then!  I sanded most of the ceilings, to get rid of the bizarre texturing, then washed and repainted the whole interior of the house before moving in.  Fortunately, friends and family were willing to help.