so no house yet :) it ends up that the da dumpty dump short sale I wanted to look at already had a bunch of offers on it and short sale law says the bank has to accept the first offer, even if subsequent offers are better. That's fine. Pictures always make houses look a TON better than they really are and after seeing a few in person, I realize that the short sale would have been A LOT of work and money. We also looked at a super cheap foreclosure that needed MASSIVE amounts of fixing and surprisingly David liked it. I hated it so that was the end of that, but I was glad to see he was open to the less than perfect. Finally, we saw the most beautifully re done little house but something about it was too perfect. I think it's a good model to work off of tho, I def want to turn a house into that little gem someday.
My mind keeps going back to the very first house we saw. She is big, in a good area, has a lot of updates and still needs work, but it's nothing over my head. In terms of priorities, she meets them all: garage to hide D's beastly Bronco, new thermal windows and lots of light, an office!, TWO FULL BATHROOMS, big backyard, a laundry room, a big eat-in updated kitchen and a separate dining room, good neighborhood close to Nob Hill, AND DOUBLE CLOSETS IN THE MASTER BR! (I'm soooo over sharing a closet and dresser and moving my clothes from one laundry basket to another because of the lack of space). So I emailed a recommended money man and I'm 'shopping for a lender' who will let me buy this house for the payment that I want. wishful thinking?
In other news, NM is on fire. It's so sad. Makes me feel helpless. Not only is the forest burning, but also people's homes are in danger and a whole town has had to pick up and leave again, for the second time in ten years. The whole state is suffering from a bad drought and as if the low streams and stunted greenery isn't bad enough, the fires add insult to injury. Here we are going into the 4th of July weekend and I just keep hoping that everyone uses their best judgment and skip the fireworks and campfires this year and all of the evacuated families get to spend the holiday at home.
goodthoughtsgoodthoughtsgoodthoughtsgoodthoughtsgoodthoughts.
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