House hunting...

We looked at a few houses on Saturday.

The curb appeal and square footage on this one was a bonus, but the inside needed TLC and some updating. All the flooring needed replacing BADLY, the roof and windows would need to be done within the couple years and at the price the house is listed (at the top of our budget) I can't justify putting in more money. Once we factored in the cost of renovations it made NO SENSE.

The next home was slightly cheaper, the square footage was not as much as the 1st, but it had ample room for us... Unfortunately all the "renovations" that were done within the home were done by someone that had NO CLUE?!? The "complete" basement was clearly done by someone that didn't have a level or any common sense...

The 3rd house we went to see is not yet listed and is the house of an acquaintance of mine. It was actually nice, the changes/reno's we would have considered were minor and inexpensive. Paint and new linoleum in the kitchen... no biggy!!! The basement was almost finished and very well done. We were both actually very impressed. The only problems are that the backyard fence is about 30 feet from the major highway and that the "living" space in the home was not any bigger than mine except it had 3 MINI bedrooms on the main floor. (I've never seen kids rooms so flipping small... her son had a single bed in it.. nothing else... and no place for a dresser. There was no way Ty's set would fit.

I have 2 fair size rooms on the main and 1 in the basement. My basement is also divided more efficiently giving us more usable space. Soooo after careful consideration and some deep thoughts..lol.. that one wasn't THE ONE.

We talked to the agent about building new a block from here. We are still thinking about it as well as are going to call in a contractor for an idea on expanding here and see what comes from that.

In all honesty I must admit right now is not really the time to tackle a move..lol.. or building. Let's face it, we are going to be new parents again and realistically speaking it would not be the right time to moving while I should be "bonding" and who knows when Steve's back will be healed.

He can barely lift Ty right now let alone move a house..lol

I think this is a great opportunity for us to make a plan of action, figure out what we want to do. Then go from there. If we want to plan an addition we can start saving now for it with a plan to do it in 3 years. Or if we want to build start a plan of what we want, perhaps even buy a lot or start looking at lots and plans.

The great news about all this stuff is we also found out we could list our home for double than what we paid 7 years ago... UNREAL eh!