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...thanks for recording Cory in the House for me. I hate missing that show but back to the house hunting.
We met with a realtor today and saw three houses.
The first one screamed trash. It would take three gate openings to get into the place. I'm sure he would love to pull in, stop, get out, open the gate, pull up, stop, get out, close the gate, pull in, stop, get out, open the gate, pull up, stop, get out, close the gate, pull in, stop, get out, open the gate, pull up, stop, get out, close the gate.
The walls were kicked in, beer cans were nailed to the roof and a rusted out car was in the back area. Then it looked like the house was set up backwards. The opening to the house faced the rusting car out in the field and no door faced the street. It would be the perfect house for Britney and K-Fed if they never became famous. Thus you should have the perfect idea of it's trashiness. She explained that she didn't know the inside was so bad. She just drove by and saw the front of the place.
We then saw two more houses.
Both were very nice. The first one was more "complete" and ready to move in. eg. Nearly everything was in it's place, the counters gleamed, the counters were new, and you could even sit down in the shower. It was a place that was fit to call home. However it just doesn't have "Heart". It was nice but didn't feel like a home.
Then we went to another place. It would be misleading to call it a fixer upper because the first one with the rusty car was called a fixer upper. This place has a AWESOME front area. You walk in and there's stained glass with a rose patter, large windows and windows above you. Walk around the redwood entrance and you see a sunken living room with a fireplace. In the back there's a tiny house, landscaping, room for the dogs. I love the wood beams though out the place.
However most of the awesomeness went into the visible area front area. The house has vaulted ceilings but the hallway is low (it's less than 6 inches over my head) and the bedroom was cut in half. However the bedrooms are fine for most people but I get anxious when I'm in an enclosed area. Knocking out the wall, adding some cut a ways into the hall and removing the vent will alleviate the claustrophobia. There are some exposed wires (but the place wasn't trashed) and we have a large window that presents a security issue.
That said, the place has heart. It's a house for both of us but it's defiantly a house for him. It's a bit strange, quirky, but definitely fun (just like him).
We'd have to get some contractor work but that seems like part of the fun. You get to make the home your own.
So who knows. We aren't in la la land over it. "OMG! I WANT IT!" but it could work. I think more than anything we might be holding off just so we know that we didn't jump into it.
We're still going to see more places.
