Working on a house can take away from riding time. I bought new construction last spring and it derailed my plans for my first STP this year. I spend a lot more time in Home Depot and Ikea putting stepson my pedometer than riding my bike. It's calmed down now after the first few months, but a house needing work can be a real time-suck on the weekends. That is unless you're willing to live with the items needing work.