Adventures in House Hunting
So...as you know we have been looking for a new place a little further north since Jon is now working at Hill. So recently we have been out actually looking at houses. Well...I just want you to know that there are still places out there that no normal person would give a thought to. I'll give you a couple of examples: (Now understand that we looked at the information that our Realtor gave us online, so all the places APPEARED decent online....lol.)
First example was what has become referred to as "The Humming House." We were out looking and we pulled up to one and well, we almost didn't go inside. It was right next to a power substation. So there was the LOUD buzzing from all the cables or whatever buzzes in those stations. The house was actually really close to what we were looking for EXCEPT the substation next door. I mean NEXT DOOR. The one boundary of the property was the barbed wire fence to keep people out. Can you see me telling the kids to go play outside? "Hey kids, go play, but make sure not to kick your ball over there...or don't climb that fence you might really get hurt!" Yeah right. Not to mention you would have yell anytime you were outside to be heard over that noise. So a backyard bbq...not happening. So yeah, that house....thumbs down.
Example number two we like to call "Alcatraz." Proof that they used to make basements dungeons! (Obviously they didn't post any pictures of the house EXCEPT the two rooms they remodeled...) We went to look at it because it said 6 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Priced decently. Once again...YIKES!!!!! The upstairs (besides the remodeled rooms) looked like the 50s. (which was okay because it was built in the 50s.) However, we went down to the basement and it was all cement...small rooms with tiny little windows. The basement kitchen smelled of something dead and rotting. K...if that isn't bad, it was only 5 foot ceilings. I had to duck to walk around down there! DOUBLE YIKES!! Can you see me sending the kids to their rooms? "Hey! Go to your room!" "No mommy, please anything but that!!!!" Geeze! I tell you what it was bad!
Anyway...that just goes to show, you CANNOT believe what is posted online when house hunting...you gotta go look at it.
On a lighter note...we did find a nice one! It is in the process of being built. They are going to finish when they get a buyer. So the buyer gets to pick carpet and paint. It is 3 bedroom and 2 bathrooms. (The basement has room for 2 more bedrooms and another bathroom...unfinished) It has a huge kitchen with tall ceilings. (which Jon likes) :)
Nuff for now...hope you enjoyed! :)
First example was what has become referred to as "The Humming House." We were out looking and we pulled up to one and well, we almost didn't go inside. It was right next to a power substation. So there was the LOUD buzzing from all the cables or whatever buzzes in those stations. The house was actually really close to what we were looking for EXCEPT the substation next door. I mean NEXT DOOR. The one boundary of the property was the barbed wire fence to keep people out. Can you see me telling the kids to go play outside? "Hey kids, go play, but make sure not to kick your ball over there...or don't climb that fence you might really get hurt!" Yeah right. Not to mention you would have yell anytime you were outside to be heard over that noise. So a backyard bbq...not happening. So yeah, that house....thumbs down.
Example number two we like to call "Alcatraz." Proof that they used to make basements dungeons! (Obviously they didn't post any pictures of the house EXCEPT the two rooms they remodeled...) We went to look at it because it said 6 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Priced decently. Once again...YIKES!!!!! The upstairs (besides the remodeled rooms) looked like the 50s. (which was okay because it was built in the 50s.) However, we went down to the basement and it was all cement...small rooms with tiny little windows. The basement kitchen smelled of something dead and rotting. K...if that isn't bad, it was only 5 foot ceilings. I had to duck to walk around down there! DOUBLE YIKES!! Can you see me sending the kids to their rooms? "Hey! Go to your room!" "No mommy, please anything but that!!!!" Geeze! I tell you what it was bad!
Anyway...that just goes to show, you CANNOT believe what is posted online when house hunting...you gotta go look at it.
On a lighter note...we did find a nice one! It is in the process of being built. They are going to finish when they get a buyer. So the buyer gets to pick carpet and paint. It is 3 bedroom and 2 bathrooms. (The basement has room for 2 more bedrooms and another bathroom...unfinished) It has a huge kitchen with tall ceilings. (which Jon likes) :)
Nuff for now...hope you enjoyed! :)
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