tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609384978270256120.post1914976906956692913..comments2023-09-19T07:31:44.458-04:00Comments on What A Card: Running around, completely paralyzedWhat A Cardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06172499250110582833noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609384978270256120.post-2342161774989999942009-03-16T09:51:00.000-04:002009-03-16T09:51:00.000-04:00you will find your forever house...and you'll just...you will find your forever house...and you'll just know when you find it. you'll be able to look past the small things you might need to change to realize it will all be worth it. don't freak out...eventually you will find it.<BR/><BR/>we knew the second we drove up the driveway to our house. and even then, we didn't commit to it for another 5 months. but after continuing to look at other houses none compared. and we knew that even though the house was perfect, we'd be willing to make the improvements that'd be needed to make it the home we'd want it to be...Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072571120206407487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609384978270256120.post-59128038493078462932009-03-10T14:28:00.000-04:002009-03-10T14:28:00.000-04:00It will all work out... the only thing that bother...It will all work out... the only thing that bother me is that it is 3 bedrooms when you said you wanted 4....<BR/><BR/>Aside from that , are you LOVING it? <BR/><BR/>I actually like have a mastersuite... (they don't have them here in Norway...but Bjørn made sure we had it... when we built last year....) good to get away from the kids...<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669318430348189265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609384978270256120.post-51158727936340541182009-03-10T03:47:00.000-04:002009-03-10T03:47:00.000-04:00i got all excited when you talked about heading we...i got all excited when you talked about heading west. then i realized you didn't mean THIS far west ;).<BR/><BR/>i know that if i were in your shoes, i would want my dream house to appear and our current home to sell tomorrow (actually, make that yesterday). i am sooooo bad at waiting. <BR/><BR/>having said that, you're in control of your own destiny here (so to speak). take your time; it will all come together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609384978270256120.post-52229805192986204302009-03-09T20:31:00.000-04:002009-03-09T20:31:00.000-04:00Given that your house hasn't sold, and the spring ...Given that your house hasn't sold, and the spring market hasn't really started yet, do you need to be in a hurry?Jeanne Estridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609384978270256120.post-81744520946212518912009-03-09T13:45:00.000-04:002009-03-09T13:45:00.000-04:00Oops, I meant to say the house sounds okay for YOU...Oops, I meant to say the house sounds okay for YOU, not ME...Sigh. It's hard being totally self-centered...Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687523141686528935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609384978270256120.post-2467519452316764612009-03-09T13:44:00.000-04:002009-03-09T13:44:00.000-04:00aaaaah! Stress!Since you don't have a buyer for yo...aaaaah! Stress!<BR/><BR/>Since you don't have a buyer for your house yet, I would totally wait and look some more for your dream house. The house you've found sounds okay for me, but not great. <BR/><BR/>I'd like a fourth bedroom too... We have three -- and I'm all for kids sharing -- but if we had four, we could have sharing and a spare room! For guests! It would be so civilized. We might even give them matching towels ;)<BR/><BR/>About the preschools thing, ugh... I completely feel your stress. But it's temporary, right? I mean, eventually they'll go to elementary school and that's like six, sometimes seven years if you're K-6 (hopefully, no more than that...) and so it's probably better to move where you like the K-12 system. If there's a difference at all between the two areas.<BR/><BR/>Me, I like the country in theory, and on Sunday afternoons, but I do like to get to the Target and ice-cream aisle without it taking all morning...Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687523141686528935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609384978270256120.post-88194644909115671602009-03-09T11:31:00.000-04:002009-03-09T11:31:00.000-04:00Laura lives in the south where they throw square f...Laura lives in the south where they throw square footage at you. After moving into my house a couple of years ago I can say that if you think you need things like a 4th bedroom and second garage spot and maybe a bonus playroom then you really do. I wish now we had an "open" layout (or at least a little more open), slightly bigger bedrooms and second bath and DEFINITELY two garage spaces but that might be because the driveway only fits one car and we have an overnight street parking ban in winter. Okay, long comment short. This is a buyers market. This isn't House Hunters - you don't have 1 weekend to find a house. Take months if you need to. Buy something you'll love but definitely think about the mortgage cost - try to keep it under 60% of your take home montly salary if possible. We assume salaries increase but my husband took a pay cut recently (everyone at his company). Good luck.Mommy, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00228638552586921228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609384978270256120.post-14792969324591060562009-03-09T10:34:00.000-04:002009-03-09T10:34:00.000-04:00I'm not sure what to say on this one. We were plan...I'm not sure what to say on this one. We were planning to take our time buying our FOREVER house. And then I found out at 18 weeks that I was having twins. Eeek. We at least knew where we wanted to live, so that helped narrow it down.<BR/><BR/>When we walked into our house, it was OUR HOUSE. It felt exactly like home and it was/is perfect. Within 10 minutes, I knew it was The One. It has felt like home since we moved in.<BR/><BR/>Three years later, the only thing we would like to change is to have more room in our living room. One day we'll take down the wall between the living room and playroom but other than that, it has everything we wanted/want. <BR/><BR/>But I'm not sure it happens like that for everyone. And we had tons of pre-planning done: knew the area, knew what we could afford, had a list of deal breakers, etc.<BR/><BR/>In retrospect, it is insane that it took us exactly one week to find a house and make an offer.LauraChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322568136833382134noreply@blogger.com