A bit of a relief...
Jun. 21st, 2007 10:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
missroseroseAdam did indeed have appendicitis, but he's gone through surgery and come out just fine. We took him some flowers this evening, and he seemed pretty okay. Worn out, but very relieved to no longer be in pain.
Prior to visiting, Brian and I went and looked at some of the condos in our price range here in town. It was fun, but also frustrating - it seemed like every one of them was almost perfect. There was one in a very nicely located and well-run complex that was beautifully remodeled and a very good deal financially - but the second bedroom about two feet too narrow to comfortably fit our home theater. There was one in a somewhat run-down and not-so-well designed complex that was the exact size and layout that we wanted with a fantastic view, but looked like it hadn't been updated since 1991. (That in and of itself would be okay since it's fixable - after all, it's much simpler to renovate than to change the layout - but combined with the reservations about the condo association's effectiveness and the fact that the asking price was $20,000 more for it than the other places we were looking at, we're having a hard time imagining paying $400 more per month and renovating.) And there was one place that was just stunning: vaulted ceilings, skylights, giant picture window with deck over the most amazing view you can imagine, nicely painted and well kept up...and it was 600 square feet. It almost would've worked for us nonetheless - the skylights and huge windows did a fantastic job of making it feel bigger - but there was nowhere to put our home theater. Literally nowhere, since there was only one bedroom and to put a 62" television in a living room with a picture window like that would be a sin. Right up there with adultery and idol worship.
So I guess we're back at square one - none of these places (short of possibly the first one or the second one if they dropped the price by twenty grand) really feel like they're what we're looking for. Our agent is keeping an eye out for us, though, and our preapproval letter is good for 90 days, so we'll see what comes up.
Prior to visiting, Brian and I went and looked at some of the condos in our price range here in town. It was fun, but also frustrating - it seemed like every one of them was almost perfect. There was one in a very nicely located and well-run complex that was beautifully remodeled and a very good deal financially - but the second bedroom about two feet too narrow to comfortably fit our home theater. There was one in a somewhat run-down and not-so-well designed complex that was the exact size and layout that we wanted with a fantastic view, but looked like it hadn't been updated since 1991. (That in and of itself would be okay since it's fixable - after all, it's much simpler to renovate than to change the layout - but combined with the reservations about the condo association's effectiveness and the fact that the asking price was $20,000 more for it than the other places we were looking at, we're having a hard time imagining paying $400 more per month and renovating.) And there was one place that was just stunning: vaulted ceilings, skylights, giant picture window with deck over the most amazing view you can imagine, nicely painted and well kept up...and it was 600 square feet. It almost would've worked for us nonetheless - the skylights and huge windows did a fantastic job of making it feel bigger - but there was nowhere to put our home theater. Literally nowhere, since there was only one bedroom and to put a 62" television in a living room with a picture window like that would be a sin. Right up there with adultery and idol worship.
So I guess we're back at square one - none of these places (short of possibly the first one or the second one if they dropped the price by twenty grand) really feel like they're what we're looking for. Our agent is keeping an eye out for us, though, and our preapproval letter is good for 90 days, so we'll see what comes up.
