Thanks everyone! One of the weird things about getting into a real house is that I am going to become a rabid consumer again and accumulate stuff. Already off the bat we will need to buy a stack-able washer/dryer combo (I really, really would like to not have to go to the laundromat in Santa Fe every other week; it's such a time suck). There are already hook-ups for that and a dryer vent. And we will need to buy a 14 ft ladder (very tall ceilings in this place), a cordless drill, a hand sander, a table saw, plus brooms, cleaning equipment, a shop vac....I could go on and on. Cha-ching!
And we have very little furniture between us. I hardly own anything anymore, not even my own bed, having sold most of everything to move out here. This is the fun part though; it'll give us a good reason to peruse all the thrift shops, antique stores and estate sales in the area. There is a HUGE resale market here! We have decided to buy two new twin beds and put them together to make a king-size, but that means getting all new bedding. His full-size bed would go up in the sleeping loft for guests to use. We would need a dining table, chairs, and lamps. But other than that, we do have the bare essentials that would get us by for awhile. Between us we have enough dishes, pots and pans and kitchen appliances. Oh, and we would need to get a lot of window coverings to help keep the heat out during the day. And that means lots of curtain rods...
Yep, I can foresee parting with a LOT of money right off the bat to get this place going. It kind of scares me because mostly I hate parting with my hard-earned stash but I also am cognizant that I've worked a very hard for a very long time, scrimped, scammed and saved to get here and that it is maybe okay to reward myself with the fruits of my labor. Maybe I can have some nice things now.