We fell in love with one of the first places we saw. We ended up looking at about a MILLION other places before we bought it, because we were afraid of making a mistake. Glad to say that we still love our house obscenely much.
Right. Sir. Honey.
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Scrappy - Nov 20, 2011 7:40:25 pm PST #7755 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Lee - Nov 20, 2011 7:40:55 pm PST #7756 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Redwood city--there is a link to it in my LJ.
To be honest, I am kind of hoping someone else buys it before I can, because it is more yard than I wanted, and a house rather than a condo, but it's really nice, and felt like it could be home, even with other people's stuff in it.
Liese S. - Nov 20, 2011 7:43:19 pm PST #7757 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
That sounds like home. You can simplify the yard, probably. And there's nothing wrong with seeing what you like right away. It's a good market. There's nice stuff out there. Go you!
JenP - Nov 20, 2011 7:54:02 pm PST #7758 of 30001
Oh, Perkins, it's lovely. I do love a ranch, too.
Burrell - Nov 20, 2011 7:56:32 pm PST #7759 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
::runs off to check Perkins' lj::
Lee - Nov 20, 2011 7:57:02 pm PST #7760 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
And there's nothing wrong with seeing what you like right away. It's a good market. There's nice stuff out there.
And even though yesterday was the first day I went out with the agent, I've seen 8 or 10 places on my own, and we looked at another 8 or so yesterday, so it's not like I am being totally impulsive.
Except I am, and maybe someone else will buy it first so I can go back to looking, or the agent will talk me out of it.
meara - Nov 20, 2011 7:59:52 pm PST #7761 of 30001
I bought the first place I looked at. I went and lOoked at bunches of other places before offering for it though.
Liese S. - Nov 20, 2011 8:01:21 pm PST #7762 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
If you were to hear someone bought it already, how would you feel?
It doesn't feel impulsive to me. You've been thinking about the purchase for a while, and you know what you need. From the photos, it's completely remodeled; it looks really gorgeous. The yard has automated sprinklers, so I think you would be able to manage the maintenance. It being a house not a condo is a big difference, so if that matters to you, I think that's the only big stumbling block. But the house will have more privacy, although more maintenance overall than a condo.
Where's sarameg for her obligatory "It's okay to fall in love with a house right away" speech?
bon bon - Nov 20, 2011 8:02:30 pm PST #7763 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Presumably your realtor brought you to the best option he had on the market that fit your criteria. It's not so hard to believe.
Liese S. - Nov 20, 2011 8:03:35 pm PST #7764 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Basically, it's a good realtor that will show you the absolute best place for you right off the top. Sometimes buyers aren't clear with their priorities, and then you get the winnowing process. But I think you know what you want, and the fact that the realtor found it for you is not a bad thing.
Even just with the land? We looked at this lot really early. At the time the board was hesitant, so we didn't offer on it and it went off the market. It came right back on, for ten grand more, so we made the seller a cool profit. But for us, it was well worth it to have the right lot. We have truly loved it here.
(ha, xposty with the bon)