Here it is, folks! The One.
We went on Wednesday to look at a house in Central Richland that had three bedrooms and one bathroom with either a formal dining room or a separate sitting room, on a lot and a half. The owner's son was living in it along with like three pitbulls and two kids who called him by his first name. They had completely destroyed the place, all the woodwork chewed by the dogs and the carpet ripped apart. The master bedroom was painted black with black light posters on the walls, and a black light in the closet. It had cool features, like a brick bar in the sunken living room, and a water feature in the back yard. But it was just trashed, thanks to the deadbeat tenant.
Then the real estate agent started talking about how that house was half of a pair on the market from the same owner. The second house was in West Richland, and the owners had bought it from the bank to fix up for themselves. They had gotten around to the fixing up part, but never wound up moving into it. Instead, for whatever reason, they put it back on the market. So we went to see it.
As we were walking up to the house, I remember saying that I just wanted a normal house. You know, one that was like our apartment, only with an extra bedroom and a separate dining room. Not one with weird bedrooms and horrible basements, that smelled like cigarette smoke or dogs or old people. Then we walked into this house.
It's very nicely fixed up. It does only have one bathroom, but three bathrooms. All appliances are included, even the stacked washer and dryer. It has a large garage that we will likely use as a den for Ian's game nights. It has a decent-sized fenced backyard, with a little cement slab that we can use for a patio until we build a porch. It's like five blocks from the elementary school in a straight line up the street, and two blocks from a little park. It's three blocks off Van Giesen, so the commute won't be bad, either. In other words, it's two shades from perfect. :)
Now, without further ado... The house:
Nice little bathroom
Living room, dining room, and the edge of the kitchen
Little kitchen. Notice the presence of a dishwasher. :)
View of the house from the street. Huge pine tree in front, with a little oak on the corner. Yes, it IS a corner lot!!
That's all the pictures I have. Well, actually, I took more, but they're all terrible. These are all internet pictures. But you get the picture. :-P
Next up: Close date - September 10th. And two moving dates!
