/diy/ - Do It Yourself

So we talking about beat to shit houses here?

I've been a renter for the last 12 years of my life. Did a ton of home repairs and upgrades when I was growing up, because my parents bought an unfinished house when I was 6.

Now I'm 30 and buying my own place because rent is fucking expensive. I'm picking up a no-frills short-sale that's mostly intact but is in a general state of disrepair - the deal is closing in about a month and a half. Most of the stuff it needs I can do with my eyes closed, but some of this stuff? I'm worried I may have bit off more than I can chew.

Image related - it's a stud on the outer wall of the detached garage. The siding has completely fallen off of the wall and shit piles up between it and the garage next-door. I have no idea how to start replacing studs.