House Hunters

Not only a fabulous television show on the best channel to zone out on, but also a Rachael & Phil family reality! Phil & I have been obsessing over home-ownership for quite some time now, but never really took the plunge until recently.

It all started when a house in Phil's sister's old neighborhood went up for sale. Phil loved his sister's old home, & figured for the ripe price of $87,000, the neighbors house would be a once-in-a-lifetime bargain. We were dead wrong.

Though in a quiet quaint neighborhood, the house was in shambles. Nothing had been updated since the early 80's, the fireplace had a hideous built-in smothering it's loveliness, & there were no defining rooms. Nothing in the house caught our attention, & nothing seem salvageable. We were quite disappointed. But, this got us thinking, what could we find?

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The first house I found was only 1k more than this disaster we previously viewed. For $88,000 it had 2 bedrooms, 1 newly finished bathroom. It appeared very well kept, & all appliances stay. The downsides: not very much extra space, even though there were large closets in almost all the rooms of the house. The basement was TINY. Could definitely only be used for laundry. Also, it wasn't in your premier neighborhood. What I loved about the property: There was a huge partially fenced backyard. The front yard was well kept & partially landscaped. The best selling point would be the amazing concrete porch. It was the kind of porch you'd want to sit & spend time on. I also adored the cute little kitchen. Though I loved it, we'll probably have to pass it up.



Check out this property on QFSBO.com by clicking here.

We plan on looking at a few more properties over the weekend. I'll keep you posted on what I think of them, what goes on, & our house hunting process!

ALSO: If you have any home buying/house hunting advice please feel free to post them in the comments!

--------- Dream house...


There is 1 house we would jump on. I currently applied for a full time job, & I am waiting to hear back. If I am hired, we are going to go into together & see if we can get preapproved for this one house. If we are approved, we want this house REAL bad.

For $115,000 w/ 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a den, & a laundry room, this house is AMAZING inside. We are going to go look @ it either Friday or Sunday. It has a partially finished basement with a wet bar & hidden den. It has a beautiful fire place, & an amazing kitchen. I love every single room in this house.



Check out this property on QFSBO.com by clicking here.

Will keep you posted! Ta-ta!