So can I just say that house hunting is over rated? We've been looking for about two months now, which is not abnormal of a time period, but we are just getting to the point where we feel like we don't know anything anymore.
Our list of wants in house are: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a fireplace, a garage or outbuilding for Daniel's motorcycle, a dining room that will accommodate our existing dining room furniture, outdoor living area (deck or front porch), not on a main road/neighborhood feel, and charm.
I had no idea that such basic requirements would prove to be so difficult to find.
And I definitely had no idea just how expensive it gets so quickly. We've gotten to the point where we've decided we just can't live in the city limits. Taxes are just too high which makes our budget even smaller. And properties outside of the city limits that are not on main/busy roads that are in our price range are very few and far between.
We found a beautiful, perfect home. But it was 20k above our original budget, and although we were pre-approved from the bank for that amount, there was no way we would be able to make it work and maintain financial security. No way. You want to talk about heart breaking having to walk away from the perfect house...
Are our standards too high?
Are we not meant to own a home?
Are we being too picky?
I feel so bad for our realtor... I hope and pray that he isn't getting exacerbated with us and knows that we aren't trying to jerk him around. He knows we're first time home owners, so he's probably used to it. But I still feel bad.
I am so grateful for where we live now. But it is not ours. We're so ready to have a place that's ours.
Prayers over our hunt would be greatly appreciated...
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