Houses??

[spryng]

I'd hoped house hunting would be more clear cut. That we'd see the perfect one and just be good to go. But instead we've got

1) One which is perfect except it's smaller than our current apartment and LITERALLY backs up to railroad tracks.

2) One which looks perfect on paper - good area, great yard, new roof - but still needs some cosmetic work.

and 3) One which is perfectly okay and in a good spot but feels like your grandmother's house.

Gah.

We might see some more houses tomorrow, but this feels pretty close to it. There will be compromise and concessions no matter what, it just looks like it'll come down to: easier to sell later or easier for us to move into right away. :(

Comments

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[kerrickadrian.livejournal.com]

Railroad tracks have more than just the peril of train noise in their disfavor; they're often sprayed with herbicides and there's the remote possibility of hazardous material leaks, train wrecks, and other sorts of disasters. There's almost certainly ambient soil contamination to think about too. I wouldn't, with a kid.

[spryng.livejournal.com]

Huh - I didn't know that. Thanks for the info. Between that and sleeping on it and discussing it and looking at crime maps, I think we're going to nix the railroad one.

[lantairvlea.livejournal.com]

Is the one needing cosmetic work cheaper and the fixed will add more value than you will spend on it?

I'd nix going smaller with baby on the way. Baby stuff takes up SPACE.

[spryng.livejournal.com]

It's only a little bit cheaper, but the work would definitely add value. The problem is we really don't want to commit to doing a lot of work when we don't know how life with baby will be.
Yeah, I think we're gonna nix the railroad one. If it were just the two of us, it would be perfect.

[lantairvlea.livejournal.com]

You never know how life with baby will be, saying this after having two.

So it's whether you want to do some work or live in "your grandmother's house." Or keep looking, but I imagine the uncertainty isn't helping with moving stress.

[koyaaniisqatsi.livejournal.com]

Definite NO to the one with the tracks. That is not the kind of added stress you need when you have a toddler starting to run around.

The second one sounds like a good choice.