Q is for the Quest

Well it has been a busy weekend to say the least. House hunting is not all it is cracked up to be. We have been scouting out places on the internet since January just to get an idea of what we can get for our money. Recently we started scoping out some townhomes about half a mile from where we are now. We really really really liked them, the amenities that come with them, and the location. But we wanted to scope out some single family homes as well. So Friday we went with our realtor and looked at about 5-6 houses. The first two were going to be big time fixer uppers, something we are not going to have the time and energy for with a newborn until maybe next summer. So those were out. We did however find two that we really liked. One we really fell in love with. I loved the colors, the lighting fixtures, the kitchen, the bathroom, and the nursery. The problem? It is a short sale (pre-foreclosure) which means even if we were to put in an offer, we would have to wait at least 30 days to hear from the bank. And even then, we could be starting from square one. The other one we liked was in an area we weren't familiar with, but it seemed pretty decent. It had nice hardwood floors and a pool, but the taxes were $ 

4,500. Um, yeah. 

So after my nervous breakdown (poor Jeremy) and stress and research, I think we made a breakthrough today. We went back to the townhomes we fell in love with and met with the guy about pricing options and such. After we left there, we made a list of pros and cons between the townhome and a single family home. There were 20 pros to the townhome and 8 pros to the single family. Some of the pros of the townhome include the fact that it is brand spanking new so we get to pick out our tile, paint colors, cabinet colors, appliances, and granite colors. It also it going to have a nice community pool and recreation area (for those of you who know me, know that a pool is a big deal. I also want to teach my child to swim and be comfortable around the water at a young age.) It is in our prime choice of location.  And it comes with all appliances. With a house we would have to buy a fridge, washer, and dryer which would be a fast $2000. We are also happy with the size. It has 1800 living square feet. 2434 if you include, courtyard, garage, and such. SO hopefully this will work out for us. He has 3 models that will be available for our September time frame, so we are hoping to get the ball rolling this week and hope that they haven't sold any of them. I think I shall have a glass of sparkling grape juice now!