Justin-Locks and the three houses.
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thebitterguySo Snra & I went house shopping today. We saw three of them, all in about hte same range. All located in Milton.
The second house WAS too small (I felt cramped the second I walked in the door). It was obvious when you walked in why they family who lived there was leaving. They needed more space. They had Five Kids. I suspect they may be catholic.
The house was well kept, that's for sure. It was neat (not surprising, when you consider they were having it shown that weekend), and well organized. I don't think it would do for us. There were too few rooms (no obvious gaming space, other than the living room) for the sheer volume of stuff we've accumulated.
The third house was the oddest. First off, the main dining/ living area was taken up entirely by a pool table. The kitchen was nice, too. We presumed it was inhabited by a single guy (the refrigirator was empty. And, no, I only looked because it came with the house). Then we got upstairs.
The master bedroom was uninhabited. The only sign of habitation was one of hte guest rooms had a mattress on the floor.
We all were a bit thrown by the situation. Obviously, someone lives here (someone who likes pool a LOT) who doesn't eat at home.
Our realtor offered the suggestion that he might be a divorced gentleman. That would explain the lack of furnishings in the master bedroom.
It was like being in a haunted house. I could imagine the slow degradation of the guy's life playing around me like a tv clip show. Mistakes, mis-understandings, quarrels, fights, arguments, and then, one day, she's gone.
Made me wanna give Snra. a nice tight squeeze.
Of course, the truth we found out was that there was just a boarder living in the house. And he had to have 60 days notice.
The FIRST house... The first house looked the best. First off, it was the largest. Lots of room. The house was about 30 years old, and showed it. But it was nice and big. Had a good backyard and nice deck.
It would require fixing up. Some rooms had floors that were loose, the basement needed work, and there were issues with the kitchen cabinets ("are we to store only very thin items in here?" queried Snra Bitter).
But suddenly, I understood the concept of Fixer-Upper. I wanted to make this house cleaner (or at least bring in Ed & John to help us).
That, and it has a great gaming room and the basement makes me tingle with anticipation.
So, will we buy? Good question. But I'm definitely considering it. Strongly.
The second house WAS too small (I felt cramped the second I walked in the door). It was obvious when you walked in why they family who lived there was leaving. They needed more space. They had Five Kids. I suspect they may be catholic.
The house was well kept, that's for sure. It was neat (not surprising, when you consider they were having it shown that weekend), and well organized. I don't think it would do for us. There were too few rooms (no obvious gaming space, other than the living room) for the sheer volume of stuff we've accumulated.
The third house was the oddest. First off, the main dining/ living area was taken up entirely by a pool table. The kitchen was nice, too. We presumed it was inhabited by a single guy (the refrigirator was empty. And, no, I only looked because it came with the house). Then we got upstairs.
The master bedroom was uninhabited. The only sign of habitation was one of hte guest rooms had a mattress on the floor.
We all were a bit thrown by the situation. Obviously, someone lives here (someone who likes pool a LOT) who doesn't eat at home.
Our realtor offered the suggestion that he might be a divorced gentleman. That would explain the lack of furnishings in the master bedroom.
It was like being in a haunted house. I could imagine the slow degradation of the guy's life playing around me like a tv clip show. Mistakes, mis-understandings, quarrels, fights, arguments, and then, one day, she's gone.
Made me wanna give Snra. a nice tight squeeze.
Of course, the truth we found out was that there was just a boarder living in the house. And he had to have 60 days notice.
The FIRST house... The first house looked the best. First off, it was the largest. Lots of room. The house was about 30 years old, and showed it. But it was nice and big. Had a good backyard and nice deck.
It would require fixing up. Some rooms had floors that were loose, the basement needed work, and there were issues with the kitchen cabinets ("are we to store only very thin items in here?" queried Snra Bitter).
But suddenly, I understood the concept of Fixer-Upper. I wanted to make this house cleaner (or at least bring in Ed & John to help us).
That, and it has a great gaming room and the basement makes me tingle with anticipation.
So, will we buy? Good question. But I'm definitely considering it. Strongly.
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Date: 2004-03-28 11:38 am (UTC)And remember - Hamilton is half-price!
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Date: 2004-03-28 01:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-28 04:04 pm (UTC)Kim and I looked at 25 houses before we made our selection. I was ready to settle on #3, but we put it on the back burner and kept looking. I'll tell ya, I'm glad we didn't settle - we bought #21, which was far, far better.
Cu,
Andrew
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Date: 2004-03-28 07:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-28 08:00 pm (UTC)If I could get a downtown TO job (or one in Hamilton) that I could transit to, it would rock.
It's a place I can move to, not commute from.
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Date: 2004-03-29 06:49 am (UTC)Good god man that's nothing, in my neighbourhood the soup tins in the convienence store accross the street are 30 years old and show it!
...boy I wish I was kidding...