House Hunting

Some love it and some hate it. Me, well it depends on the day. Some days I enjoy surfing around when I should be doing something more productive; I’d like to know how many hours of my life I’ve wasted looking for a home! And then other days it’s the last thing I want to do or think about. On the days I like house hunting it sort of gives me the feeling of a rush. I’ll get so excited that we have possibly found something then in an instant something doesn’t work out, and it’s gone. It’s a market where we’ve got to be quick on our feet. I’ve found out the word of mouth is so extremely fast and it seems as if everyone is after the same deals as us. After the so called “rush” is the crash. At this point, looking for a house is absolutely the last thing on earth I want to be doing. It makes me mad and sometimes I think I’d rather just live in my parent’s basement. Haha, not really, but it drives me that insane.

The house hunting deal is one of the longest and slowest processes EVER. Now, I know you said you’ve got to be fast, but it’s that hurry up in wait game. For example: when you’re at Disney world and sprint to the next roller coaster to wait forty five minutes in the line. Maybe I’m the only one that knows what I’m talking about, but I doubt it. Anyways…back to house hunting.

It seems like at this time try to buy might be a good thing. It’s just a matter of finding something that has at least the minimum “wants” and isn’t over budget. In the vicinity where we are looking homes are either three hundred thousand dollars plus or under fifty thousand. There is very slim pickin’s in the “middle class” range. This is probably the biggest factor to consider when looking for a house; the cost. I’ve also heard the ol’ saying “the only thing you can’t change about a house is the location.” So I’ve been trying to keep this in the back of my head. I believe it to be true…only if the money is there to do it.

All in all, I’ll be very happy when this whole hunt and HUGE decision to be mad is over. It’s a long commitment and a lot of money. But a lot of people do it, so I think we can too. For now, I’m just going to keep my patience and wait on the perfect first home for me and my future husband to purchase. Patience has never been one of my best attributes, but I’m learning. Because in this situation it’s key; we don’t want to jump into something that would put us over our heads, or something we think is a great deal…after all a better situation could and probably will come along that is just right for us.