House Hunting

Kendall and I headed to CO on Thursday late afternoon to go on a house hunting trip. The other kids were farmed out to friends. It was actually nice to not have to deal with the wailing on their last day of school.

Jenna came down with the stomach flu on Thursday night. She was unable to go to school her last day to say goodbye. I felt so bad I couldn't be home to take care of her...

We saw a TON of homes. We even went through some custom build homes that are gorgeous. The only problem is that a couple we really like won't be done until next fall. One that will be done in Feb/Mar/April backs right up to a busy street. Another issue is that the homes are SUPER close to each other. I guess that is typical in this area but even close in this development. These homes are tempting...so beautiful. I just don't want to move twice. backcountryco.com is the website for this community.

We saw a bunch of homes today (narrowed down by the "million and one" homes John already previewed, drove by and checked out, etc.). Of those homes we really like 2 of them. John is always looking for a good deal. One of the homes is like that. The current owners are heading into foreclosure. They have dropped the price of the home about 100K if not more. We still need to run comps. It will need new flooring and we would most likely gut the kitchen. The home is only 10 years old. The basement is finished too (although we might make some changes to that as well). It has a decent yard compared to what we have seen. Neighbors are pretty close but we are not peeking into each others windows like some of the other homes we have seen.

The other home is beautiful. Ready to move in. Closer to John's work. 15 minutes. (the other mentioned is about 25-30 minutes...still better than the 50-60 minutes in Chicago). The basement isn't finished. Other than that there really isn't much we would need to do to the home. The backyard has a pretty steep slope...not as functional as the other home.

There is another home that intrigues John. It is in the mountains. Another foreclosure. It is now owned by the bank. The homes in that development are over a million (gated community of about 10 - 15 homes). John sees potential in this property. I don't want to even touch it. 5 acres. Beautiful area. House needs some TLC. The big issue I have is the seclusion. If it snows we are most likely trapped for awhile. 40 minutes from church. What do you do about early morning seminary? Friends? No thanks for me!