Househunting: Week 2 Wrapup

Went out again yesterday for a slightly more manageable 8-house tour. Of course again we really liked the first house we saw. What is wrong with us?! Ha ha. The location and condition of the house were perfect. There's an attached garage and a big backyard. But, there's only one bathroom and it was just a smidge on the samll side with no basement. I was totally into it but Max did not seem convinced we could fit into a house that size. We'll watch it for now.

Otherwise we saw some homes in the north-central neighborhood that we love (Park Hill), but we didn't absolutely love anything. One house was absolutely filthy and smelled like cigarette smoke, one house was beautiful and huge but was situated on a fairly busy intersection, one house was super-close to my sister's house but was very dark and had an awkward layout.

We went south again to Virginia Vale/Virginia Village and saw a few homes that needed some work and one that was so filthy and messy that I couldn't even see past the clutter to imagine myself there. Think dirty underwear on the floor, dishes everywhere and even hairbrushes floating in the bathroom sink. Yuck! I think we decided we don't love that area enough to keep looking there.

I know it's only the second week so I definitely don't want to "settle" for the first house we saw yesterday. However we are going to have to compromise somewhere, whether we trade a brand new kitchen for one extra bathroom, a two car garage for a basement, or a great location for more square footage. There'a a lot to consider, especially when we both have strong opinions about some of those deal-breakers!

That's about it for now! Happy Monday and happy early Valentine's Day, too. xoxo