Every time we're with friends and family they always ask one question. "What are you looking for in a house?"
We haven't completely nailed down our priority list but this is what we're thinking as of now.
- 3+ bedrooms
- 2+ bath
- mature trees
- shorter commutes to work
- spacious kitchen, not updated (I've seen too many poorly updated kitchens.)
- no major remodeling...not in the cards this time
- garage...I'm over scraping my car. Plus I need one for my inherited refrigerator.
- school district
Our price point puts us at two different styles of houses. In my school district, we could afford a ranch style home with lots of character and mature trees. Going north towards Carmel, we could buy a bigger, newer house and still have the trees. Hmmm... What will it be...
Things that we're not so cool with...
- vinyl siding, builder-boring
- weird layouts
Whoa... we are adults.
Side note: I've enjoyed hearing advice and encouragement from my readers. Much appreciated!
Side note: I've enjoyed hearing advice and encouragement from my readers. Much appreciated!
3 comments:
Love hearing everyone's wish list in a home and how different they are! As dumb as it sounds all those people on HGTV that say location, location, location are totally right! I think we bought the ugliest house in the best neighborhood and are so glad we did!! Good luck!
Erin, I sure hope we can be as lucky as you guys!
Cali this is so exciting! I have loved reading your blog and look forward to reading all about this process. My husband and I are still working on paying off our debts and will then begin saving for a down payment. I've been itching to buy a house for some reason this year but I know I need to continue to wait patiently. It's just not easy! Its really cool to see this process starting for you! Best of luck!
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