This has been truly a learning experience for me. I didn't realize that people could be so freakin' rude, inconsiderate, bull cr@p slinging jerks. "Sure the house is yours! I'll send you the contract!" NO! And no response to our inquiries. We looked at absolute dumps that reeked of cat pee, wonderful charming places where we thought the deal was done (twice) only to find that they were looking for someone NOT US! No pets, no this, no that, must have platinum credit cards, outright lies. I was nearly ready to pitch a tent rather than continue down a trail of disillusionment and lack of common courtesy. I was amazed by the scams out there, the flakes depicting dumps in industrial zones as darn near palatial! The rental market is on it's ear and really screwed up. Okay - done ranting.
We found a 1200 sq ft house in a really wonderful neighborhood about 30 minutes from here, 2 car garage, nice backyard - virgin ground with just grass and a nice sized covered patio. The kitchen/living & dining area is wonderful. Lots of counter space (not as much as here - but very nice)and cupboards. The master bedroom & bath are really nice - the room I'll use for my office/workout room is small but cute. We'll have a guest room - may have to repaint, it's very very lavender! It's in a small town - rural, lots of farms, ranches & orchards. Can't have chickens, but we can plant fruit trees and have a garden!
We move in around the 15th. I can't wait! Whoooohoooo! Oh, and I get to have my wonderful gas stove - none of this electric stuff!
We found a 1200 sq ft house in a really wonderful neighborhood about 30 minutes from here, 2 car garage, nice backyard - virgin ground with just grass and a nice sized covered patio. The kitchen/living & dining area is wonderful. Lots of counter space (not as much as here - but very nice)and cupboards. The master bedroom & bath are really nice - the room I'll use for my office/workout room is small but cute. We'll have a guest room - may have to repaint, it's very very lavender! It's in a small town - rural, lots of farms, ranches & orchards. Can't have chickens, but we can plant fruit trees and have a garden!
We move in around the 15th. I can't wait! Whoooohoooo! Oh, and I get to have my wonderful gas stove - none of this electric stuff!
You only live once . . . but if you do it right once should be enough!