Thursday, December 10, 2009

Found a House!

Last Friday, Joel's mom, Graham and I went and checked out a few houses for rent. We have opted to rent for a year because it is less risky and there will still be tons of good deals out there in a year if we want to buy.

Anyway, back to the house hunting. The first one was a total dump, the second needed work, and the third was perfect. It is a three bedroom, 2.5 bath house with an open floor plan and a semi-finished basement (well finished enough for us to put an office down there anyway). It is impeccably cleaned and maintained, as well as nice decor. We'll be in Sterling Hts. Joel has only seen pictures, so I guess he trusts me. We move in January 15. Here's hopin' we have all our stuff by then...

11 comments:

Marc, Sarah, and Luke said...

Congrats! I do hope you get all of your stuff by then. Looks (at least in the photos) that it will be a great home for you guys.

Marcelle said...

Love your new house....so pleased you found something you like...I wonder what how this house compares to the one you lived in back in Africa...
I hear the styles, stoves etc are very different. I have no idea!

Anonymous said...

What a pretty house!!

Laura Chinn

colfin said...

It's beautiful! YAY!!!

Erin said...

Oh my goodness how exciting. I want to see pictures! It looks great and I am so glad you found a place. I bet you are just so excited. How far away is that from family?

Lexie Loo & Dylan Too said...

It's beautiful!

Candice said...

Marcelle- house in South Africa are usually tiles floors and concrete walls. Here homes have tile in bathrooms and kitchens and carpet through the rest, often. The walls are drywall.

Erin- We'll be 25 mminutes from Joel's parents, 50 from mine, 10 minutes from Joel's work.

Slamdunk said...

Congrats on the find. It looks great. I am sure that is a big relief. Then comes the boxes and hanging. Ewwww.

Lisa said...

looks cute!

Amber said...

Cute!!

JennyMac said...

Congrats!!! Love it.