Time to review

Tim went and looked at house #1 on Friday and liked it as much as I did! He saw the same potential in it that I did so we took some time this weekend to discuss our options and our timeframe and to decide if this house fits in. We're not quite where we need to be for our down payment, but another 6 weeks should do it. Our goal is to put down 20% so we can avoid the PMI. We discussed the projects around the house that would need to be done, and ranked them in order of what is most important. We figured out which ones would need to be done before moving in and what could wait. Then we came home tonight and had an email from our realtor letting us know that there had been some interest in the house over the weekend. The sellers just dropped the price quite a bit. Unfortunately it's still more than we would be willing to pay for the house given the money that would need to go into it. I'm a little disappointed but we'll have to see what happens!

We've looked at 15 or so houses in the last few weeks and these are two contenders. There are big pros and big cons to both. Tim will be taking more pictures on Friday when he visits them again with our specific list. Enjoy what we have so far!

House # 1


The one and only bathroom...needs a lot of help! We would consider adding a 2nd bathroom upstairs since the plumbing is already there.

View from the side of the driveway. I didn't see the garage when I was there! This deck and yard is fantastic.

The room opposite the master. Obviously needs a lot of work! Could be a great room full of Red Sox memorabilia!

The master bedroom! Huge space, but needs some TLC.

Bedroom # 2 downstairs. We cn't get away from the paneling!

Bedroom # 1, downstairs

The front window in the living room. That would be our yard and driveway!

Living Room fireplace

The kitchen, complete with antique stove. We'd be knocking out a wall between the kitchen and adjacent dining room and replacing the appliances, countertops, and floors. A big, fun project!

House #2: The underside of the deck Sav called a "death trap."

Downstairs "Mud Room"

The view from the deck...that we would have to tear down and rebuild.

The full bathroom, downstairs.

Master bedroom closet- needs new doors!

The master bedroom

Laundry room