Sunday, October 12, 2014

House Hunting

Not sure if I should really call this house hunting since we aren't technically looking very seriously.... We know we want to move within the next couple years and it took us 7 months to find our current place and we were looking at houses almost every weekend of that time. Now that we know the area, the schools, the roads, this house hunt is defined in a way the last one wasn't. Also, we've learned a few lessons with this house (some hard, some funny) and so we have a list of things our next house absolutely must have, and a list of what would be awesome. It's evolving over time, but to give you an idea here is what it currently looks like:


Must Have
Would Like to Have
4 bedrooms, 3 ½ bathrooms
5 bedrooms, 3 full baths, 2 half baths
2 car garage
3 car garage
mudroom off garage entrance
back deck off back to yard
1st open floor plan: eat-in kitchen, breakfast area, large family room
butler’s pantry between kitchen and formal dining room
separate formal dining and office
formal dining, formal living and office
separate laundry room
1st floor laundry room
heating and cooling systems
Geo-thermal and solar
walk-out daylight basement w/high ceilings
finished basement
walk-up attic space
finished attic space
good sized yard - mostly level
private yard - ie end of a cul-de-sac or rd
room to expand - either within the house or add on if needed.
mature trees/ landscaping
wood burning fireplace(s)

hardwood first floor, tile in baths
heated tile in baths
double sink in master bath, sep shower/tub



Here are some pictures of houses we've looked at lately:










Which one do you like best?

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