House #28: The One (Part 2)

Here are the details on the house. Soon to be our house (fingers crossed).

Location: South Park

Stats: Colonial, two-story, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1st floor FR, 1/4 acre

Pros: Nice size, good bedroom sizes, new bathroom, first floor family room, clean dry basement, long wide driveway, garage, large flat yard, next to South Park, flat road, quiet street, hardwood floors, new windows, new furnace, new HWT, updated roof and electric.

Cons: Only one bathroom, does not come with a stove.

This house is great! The layout is nice and open with large rooms and big windows. Everything is in good condition with no updates needed to move in. The house has plenty of room for us to expand, but it is exactly what we need now. We could not do any improvements for 5 years and still have plenty of house to go around.

The location is ideal: a quiet street close to main roads and next to a park. Since our street sits accross from a park, the area will likely never turn into a commercial artery or a run-down neighborhood. Plus, it is a dead-end street in what was originally built as a custom-home plan (in the 50's). The schools are all relatively new and in a fantastic school district. We can't wait to have little ones to send to the schools.

Verdict: Love it!

Major conclusion: We found it!

I think all along we were looking for a house that did not need major cosmetic updates (like The Ranch did) but that had potential for an addition or for building extra space (like The Colonial). We are excited to add square-footage to the home by finishing the basement or expanding the addition in the next few years. We plan to add a bathroom to the first floor, and possibly a powder room in the basement, eventually moving E's home office down from the third bedroom.

Shortly after moving we want to add some extra cabinets to the kitchen, maybe even creating a breakfast bar in there; and we want to add a small patio to the back yard using some paving stones. Eventually we will build a large deck after we decide the fate of the addition.

Let's hope the inspection goes well this weekend, that the appraisal goes as planned, and that we don't have any snags with the loan process. Fingers crossed that it is all smooth sailing. Thank goodness we made it before we hit 30 houses!