Househunt

The househunt was most fruitful. We saw seven properties and we were easily able to limit the group down to three that we really liked.

Favorite But Not Practical

My first choice though would be too much of a stretch for us as it is just out of the upper limit of our price range. Its unfortunate though because it has an almost 400 sq. ft. enclosed yard area that is off the living room and a 400 sq. ft. patio off the master bedroom on the second floor. To some that live in the burbs that might not sound like much but it is given the area that we are looking in. Most places have 80 sq. ft. patios and thats it. The interior of this place was outstanding too. My favorite part was that on the second level there was an office that was on a split level so the cieling was lower. I loved how cozy it was. The only thing I could think that was not so good about the place was the kitchen only had three drawers. Not cool. Oh there is also the fact that the house is so much larger than what we have now, we'd have to buy a whole lot more stuff to fill it.

A Very Live Option!

So the next place we saw was quite similar in its layout as the one I just described but it was smaller and soooooo much cheaper. Its way cheaper than what were planning on spending but its a very very NICE option. It had maple floors and nice galley kitchen. The carpet upstairs needs to be replaced and the bathrooms need updating but at the price we would definitely have enough money to do that later on. The owners of this place also had some amazing works of art including what I think is an original Lichtenstein.

The place that is best in terms of ammenities and price was an unexpected surprise(not pictured). The decor of the people that live at this place was totally not my style but the layout of this unit is awesome. We loved that the kitchen had an area for a table so we could eat in the kitchen. We loved that the living room has floor to ceiling windows and a fireplace that is see through to the dining room. The dining room is open to the loft landing above and one of the bedrooms has a fireplace. The bonus is that each of the two bedrooms has its own bathroom and its own patio. There is also an amazing patio off of the living room as well. There is a unit identical to the one for sale that we saw and for much less and we're going to see it this week. I'm so excited to see it and hope that its as good as the unit we saw.

If all goes well maybe we'll get a house for Christmas!