Still haven't worked out of my slump. I think I'll feel better once we have a home, but I'm getting discouraged. Maybe we're being too picky, I don't know...
We've turned down one because it had steeply slanted ceilings in the second floor and a teeny postage-stamp kitchen...
One because it was a split-level and far too big (6 bedrooms, wtf)...
One because it only had 2 bed/1 bath and no possibility for expansion... it was a 100+ year old restored farmhouse, and it hurt to let that one go...
One because it was CREEKfront, not LAKEfront, and the listing agent vastly exaggerated the interior square footage, and it smelled like wet cats...
One because the sellers were smoking crack if they think adding two rooms and a pool to a freakin RANCH equals $330,000. We walked out of that open house in disbelief.
Meanwhile, we have less than 60 days on this lease. We've started packing non-essentials (books, seldom used kitchen gadgets, extra clothes and bedding) in anticipation of the move. I just really want the dude to accept our offer on the weird half-brick-front ranch. It needs some love but shit, who doesn't?
..Sigh..
"we had a love,
a love, a love you don't find everyday"
- Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" -
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one thing I've never done is buy a house but everyone I've talked to who has tells me how insanely stressful it is but completely woth it in the end. I hope that it's not too stressful on you and that the house of your dreams will pop up on the market.
Thanks, I hope it happens soon, too! We're taking a risk buying instead of searching for another rental (we're both in the Army) but I want a home of my own.
I hate to say this but I think buying at this point in your lives is a mistake. Buying is a 100% committment to the area and unless you're prepared to STAY there...I just think you guys should give it more thought. Being a homeowner isn;t all its cracked up to be.
oh... it sucks looking for a house. Especially when you have to leave a home you love already... Sorry. :(
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