We got one.
Once again, we're not buying - at this point in time, both Preggosaurus and myself are not inclined to stick it out in Florida for a long duration of time, and we definitely do not want to get stuck with a chunk or real estate we can't get rid of. Therefore, once again, we're going the rental route and, this time around, getting a house.
We found a place that's actually about three blocks away from our current residency, and therefore we don't have to change churches, barbers, or gamestops. Its a 3 Bed/2 Bath single-family unit in a great neighborhood that has a solid reputation for being quiet and safe (which was a huge selling point for us).
The place itself was actually over our price range, but we managed to negotiate the sale due to our willingness to paint a few rooms and fix the backyard fence (which needs to be reset in a few spots). The kitchen cupboards need to be re-varnished, and the stove's questionable, but for $300 less a month in rent, those are handyman expenses we're willing to suffer.
This recent house venture also means we're going to have to use some tax money (of which we're netting considerably more than usual, thank God) on 'big person' expenses, such as the purchasing of a lawnmower, weed-wacker, and other such yard tools. I'm looking forward to this, as I learned a lot in my summer working in the Lowe's Garden Center, and haven't been able to employ them in my own backyward (due to my lack of one). This summer should be a lot of fun.
So there you have it - we got ourselves a modest, little fix-er-up-er (I don't know how to spell that), and, after we dump a few buckets of paint into the sum'bitch, it should be a pretty sweet set-up.
...Now all we have to do is birth that second kid out and we'll be all set.Slainte,
- Brian
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