A first-time homebuyer was renovating her 1940s fixer-upper with her dad. When he died, she turned it into a tribute to him.

• Bridget McGing was renovating the home she bought in 2023 with her dad, Bill.
• Bill died in March as they were transforming her attic together.
• Now, Bridget is renovating the home in his memory.

Bridget McGing had her sights on buying her first home in early 2023.

Bridget, a 32-year-old pediatric nurse, grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and moved to the city in 2015. She was living in a condo when she started to get the itch to buy a home.