Tuesday, September 26, 2006

More About House Hunting

This weekend we got an idea of what kind of house we’d like to buy when the time comes. We figure it will be easiest to get a buyer’s agent, tell him/her what we want, and let them find houses that meet those expectations. That way we won’t waste our time going to lots of holes. We’ll also plan to get pre-approved for a certain loan amount to make the whole process easier.

So far, this is what it looks like we want in a house:

Ranch style house
2+ bathrooms
2+ bedrooms
Split bedroom layout (master on one side, other bedroom(s) on the other)
Large kitchen, preferably with an open layout to the dining room
Partially finished basement
Two+ car garage

I have a feeling it’s going to be hard to find all these things in one house. The two we liked from this weekend didn’t even have all those things. They both had nice kitchens, but one didn’t have a basement and neither had a master bathroom. Adam basically wants a carbon copy of his parents’ house but I’m not sure that’s realistic given our budget restrictions.

Here are links to the two houses we liked:
In Menasha

In Neenah

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