This week on Real Estate Meets Real Life, I had the pleasure of chatting with the lovely Shannon Smith about her fixer upper in Melrose, Massachusetts.

In this episode, Shannon gets into why she and her boyfriend, Scottie, decided to take on a major project for their first home, the biggest transformation at the house to date, and why this entire process is nothing like what you see on HGTV. 

Check out my Instagram @erica.carson.realtor for 'before' and 'after' photos of Shannon's home journey that we discuss on this week's episode.