Day 37 – Looking high, looking low
Roxie took us house hunting again today. We saw a total of 5 houses… All a big NO!
The first one, based on the on-line photos, was up there on my list. The location was nice. Convenient to almost everything. The house… was a dump. In my mind it qualify as a tear down. Oh it would need A LOT of work. The owner… was home. He let us in then proceeded to his bedroom where he reclined on his unmade bed with his dog and lifesized, stuffed black panther while watching an old episode of Star Trek. It was very uncomfortable checking out the master bedroom with him lounging there. I didn’t really get a good look at him or the bedroom I think my eyes were on automatic shielding. This place needed more work than I or anyone should be willing to deal with. We left, politely not saying a word til we were in the car.
The second house was out in the boonies. I like the boonies, and the boonies in Maryland are… beautiful. I would love to live out there if the house was just right. This home was completely redone, and redone nicely. Outdoor deck and all. I just didn’t think I could fit my family of four in there… small. Again, on-line photos, very deceiving.
The third house was centrally located and had a pool. I was hopeful. As we pulled into the driveway I immediately noticed that we could never fit two cars in there, let alone Roxie’s SUV. Which I felt was hanging out into the street. The entire lot (house, pool, yard and all) would currently fit into my kitchen. Nope, movin’ on.
The fourth house we had been eyeing for a while. It’s in a great area. Nice piece of land. But, now I know why it’s still on the market. Old, downtrodden, down on its luck. Exhausted and dishearten we soldiered on.
The fifth home I have been looking forward to viewing. It’s victorian, in a historic neighborhood, has a pool and close to everything. It was totally cute! I felt like I was in this charming little town (Alfred, NY) close to where I grew up. I was swimming in nostalgia. Adorable! If I only lived alone. It… was smaller than all the rest.
When we got home I began slipping into a depression. None of those houses we saw today would work for us. There isn’t much more out there in our price range. Sure, there are a couple in Baltimore City that are on my list. But we really don’t want to move back into the city. This sucks! In two days I went from excited and having fun, to adjusting to our approaching grim fate. On the bright side is still the foreclosure house. It’s looking better all the time.
Well, we are hitting the pavement again tomorow. Buying a home in Baltimore is becoming a challenge. Maybe Roxie will find us something that can turn my frown upside down.
