6:35 Saturday night. Another Saturday night and I ain’t got nobody. Except Emily. And the dogs. And the cats. So it’s Saturday but I got somebody. Don’t feel sorry for me. Unless feeling sorry for me means you send me money. Then, feel sorry.
This morning, at 630am, the alarm fired off. Yes, on purpose. We have set up some house appointments for today up in Auburn. First appointment is at 830. So up at 630, leave at 730, arrive at 830 in Auburn. Good plan. First problem. Emily up at 655. And she gets ready soooooo sloooooow. No mind. I did my thing and fed animals and made breakfast for all. Some would say fed animals covers the people. I would say that. I think Emily might be offended. Doesn’t really matter.
I was ready to go, fed, washed, dressed and packed car before 730. Emily was right behind me at 755. Or so. We are gonna be late
Went to get coffee. I did not make any to save time. That was a silly thought. When I got there, I realized I left my phone. So drive back home. Emily called our agent while on the way. She seemed to imply I was the reason for being late. I yelled out to the phone so she knew the truth. I am sure Emily was kidding. Maybe. Agent told us to slow down, first showing cancelled. Don’t need to be there till 10.
Well, I got my phone and we left for Auburn. The day was forecast to be windy and rainy. I expected a tough Dorchester. Well, no wind and no rain and a quick drive to Auburn. I did not need a quick trip. Since I had too much time.
We arrived at 930 and pretty much went right out. We were able to see the first property early. As nice as this home was, and it was, I reject it based on price. It was Emily’s second look, my first. I think they were hoping I would give a thumbs up. I liked the place and it was very nice with not too many things needing extra work. But price was about $150k out of my price range.
Off to the next one. Our agent went to host an open house. This second house of the day is a second look for Emily and first look for me. Well, this one is tough. It’s an open house and there are about eight cars in the driveway when we get there. It was crowded as hell. Tough to look at when people are on top of each other. But look I did. I know Emily and Kary, our agent, spent 45 minutes looking and are quite happy. I need to honor that. Both have good judgment.
So to describe it, beautiful kitchen, beautiful master bedroom, beautiful master bathroom. Master closet may be only 80% of space needed. Small problem. Weird hallway which is a problem but I believe Emily has created a very nice solve. She is a designer. The house has a brand new detached two car garage. Sadly, I want a four size garage. Or three and a workshop. There is space for a yurt. That’s important. And I could use the yurt as a workshop. Or as a air bnb room. Don’t know. But a major addition of garages is a must.
We have discovered what might be a problem. There are some signs in the house of settling and a couple spots where the walls are cracking. Perhaps the floor is sagging under the fridge. Small issues.
We may put in an offer, I don’t know yet. Emily seems like she would really like to. Will discuss with Kary tomorrow. She always has good ideas.
After this, we drive around and do “drive-by’s” of various properties we can’t get into. We went by at least six different houses. You can get an idea of condition from the curb appeal as well as getting a good look at the neighborhood at the same time.
Most of the drive-bys yielded very little of importance. Only one house hooked us well enough to want to see the inside. So, the house on View Circle shall be viewed. This Thursday. Or Friday.
Now, we really still want to buy the house on Ellen Dr which I have spoken about before. Seller did pull it off the market but only to find another house to buy. But she is still close to selling and her house is our top choice.
These are our choices, currently.
We left for home after our extensive tour of the Auburn vicinity. The rain and the wind picked up on our drive home. The weather finally got up to the forecast. The drive was a little slower on the way home versus coming up. Well duh, it’s raining.
We got home about 430 or so. An easy nine hours since we left. We are both tired. We have both nothing else planned so we are sitting around watching TV. About 630, Emily made dinner. By made diner, I mean she pulled all the cheese and meats from our charcuterie out of the fridge and piled them on the coffee table. We ate while watching TV. It’s a BIG Saturday night! Dinner was excellent. Eaten with our hands. Emily made dessert too. Brownies, from day before yesterday, and low carb ice cream (frozen non-dairy dessert) yum!!
We returned to bad TV. Well, the rain just knocked out the cable. So I guess I will go read. I like books best. Read in bed. Even better.