House Hunters

Ken has been looking at houses online for almost 2 years.  When we were pre-approved, our house-hunting became more serious.  We looked at a lot of houses online, drove by a bunch of those, and went inside our favorites.

HOUSE #1

Pros:  3-Bedrooms, 1 acre lot; farther away from suburbia, but close enough to be practical for shopping; separate shop where Ken could play drums.  Cons: no indoor area for kids to play when it rains, 1 acre lot (it's both a pro and a con), and a formal living & dining room (who uses those anyway?)

HOUSE #2

Pros: Newer house w/wood floors, 4 bedrooms, 3-car garage, most inexpensive house of the 3, beautiful yard.  Cons: Close to neighbors on all 3 sides, the master bathroom has a door to the outside, located in a town South of our current location (so farther for Ken to drive for work and gigs), and even though the house is 2300 sq. ft, it feels smaller inside.

HOUSE #3

Pros: 2800 sq. ft, 4 bedrooms, large bonus room for the kids to play in (or guests to sleep in), 3-car garage, greenbelt behind house.  Cons: No bathtub on 2nd floor w/ kid's bedrooms, still within earshot of the train (but not close enough to "feel" it like we do at our current location), 20-year old home so we'd like to do upgrades (eventually), and higher utility costs.

And the house we chose?  You'll find out right after these commercial messages.






Nah, just kidding.  You don't have to wait that long.  We chose House #3.  Our offer was accepted yesterday.  And now the fun begins:  home inspection, appraisal, shopping for a new refrigerator (it doesn't come with one), waiting for closing, packing and cleaning our old house, painting (maybe), and perhaps remodeling the bathroom upstairs.  Ken hasn't slept good for 2 nights.  Me?  I'm so sleep deprived, I fall asleep whenever my head hits the pillow.  I don't think the reality of this has sunk in yet, but I'm excited and ready for the new adventure.