Yay! A New House!

A few months ago, the husband and I decided to buy a new house. We decided to look for a bigger house with a pool, or potential for a pool, in the town over since it was a nicer town with a better school district. After months of looking at about a hundred houses and being outbid on about a dozen homes, we decided to expand our search to our current town. Hey, houses were cheaper here, and we'd be able to get everything we wanted - a big yard, a swimming pool, an updated kitchen. Long story short, well, one out of three is kinda, sorta okay.

This house was actually one of my top two house choices out of about the 5 bids we put in that weekend. It has a huge backyard. Well, huge at least in our neck of the woods. The potential for a pool in the side yard is definitely there. I also liked how we had no neighbors behind us...for now.

With the exception of a few minor things (e.g. broken garage door, dead grass), the house looked move in ready at first glance. Even the home inspector said we had a solid house on our hands. Then we signed the closing papers and things have went down-hill since.