We are not going to assume this time that the search is actually over until we have actually passed the inspection. But it might, just possibly, be over. I may have bought a house.

It all happened crazy fast. It got listed over the weekend. I went to look at it on Tuesday. By Wednesday, I was engaged in a bidding war. OK, this isn't San Francisco. It was more of a bidding "scuffle." But there were 3 bids on this place in the 5 days it was on the market. Essentially, the listing agent created a blind aution. Come with your best bid. And I won. Apparently not by that much. But I won.

This place isn't as historical as the last place, with which I was truly madly deeply in love with. But I like this one a lot and it's a whole lot more practical than someplace built before the civil war. And it's quite a bit cheaper.

It's 4 bedrooms, or 3 bedrooms and an office. Which is still 2 more bedrooms than I actually need. 3 full baths. Which is about 1.5 baths more than I acually need. 4+ car garage. Which is 3+ cars more than I actually need. 1 acre. Which is about 4 acres less than I actually need (OK, actually want). Backs up to a soybean farm. I had never been that up close and personal with a soybean plant before. It has a great front porch for my rocking chairs, and it's been really well updated and taken care of.

There's a lot of pics here. But the listing is already pulled off the MLS, and this is the only way I have to share them with people who care. You may or may not care, but here they are....

The Outside

The Deck

Living Room

Kitchen

The Dining Room (say goodbye very soon the sea of super shiny gray linoleum)

Master Bedroom (say goodbye soon to the prison gray paint)

Master Bathroom (you can't see the great whirlpool tub)

Downstairs Bedroom (soon to be the office)

Upstairs Bedroom

Another Upstairs Bedroom

Basement (TJ's future man hole. The ceiling is aluminum, it's way cool)

Posted by blueostrich at 9:31 PM
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