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Squirrels

On littleton turf: the house of many squirrels.

posted by Greta @ 8:15 PM 1 comments

House-hunt culminates

So I haven't been posting much lately because the biggest thing that's been going on--our search for a house to buy--hasn't been entirely fruitful until now.

It all started with a casual viewing of a house for sale in Swansea. The list price was $100,000, which was ridiculously cheap for the size of the house and its apparent good condition. We figured we'd be stupid not to take a look, so we did, and then realized the reason for the price: despite the misleadingly immaculate pictures, this house was fairly trashed. The extra cost would have panned out in the long-term fix-up required.

From there we started scheduling more viewings to try to get an idea of what was out there at what price. It was through a viewing of a house quite close to where we live that we met Josh Spinner, who has since become our Realtor of sorts. Unlike the agent who showed us the first house, Josh was optimistic about the prospect of us owning a house near the city at a price we could afford. He even looked up similar listings for us, and helped with the majority of our subsequent viewings.

After many duds, either because of the pricey fix-up involved or an unsuitable size or layout or location, we finally found our favorite at 4430 Fillmore. It had everything we wanted--old-fashioned character, livable condition right away, plenty of potential for increased value, lots of room, a nice yard--the only thing in our way was the price, which was at the very top of our range. When Josh told us we could bargain them down a bit, it became a little more tempting. We thought it over for a few days, then arranged to look at a few more houses just to be sure. We saw a couple in Thornton, one in West Denver, and one in Park Hill. Convinced that Fillmore was still the best value for the money, we arranged to do a more through viewing on Sunday and invited our parents to take a look.

After roughly an hour picking it over with the parents, we decided Monday to make an offer. We started pretty low--$100,000 on a $125,000 house--with the expectation they would meet us somewhere halfway. After a counter-offer of $120,000, we proposed $112,000 and they agreed on $116,000, right where we wanted to be. We accepted and signed the agreement.

Now we just need to schedule an inspection, and the rest of the balls will hopefully be rolling in the meantime. After that it's just a waiting an signing things game, or so I hope. We'll see!

posted by Greta @ 12:26 PM 1 comments

Awesome

Awesome door knocker in otherwise gray hell.

posted by Greta @ 5:32 PM 0 comments

FWD:

Crazy mailbox found by brent.

posted by Greta @ 3:41 PM 0 comments

Cat

Cat knocker on broomfield turf. I want one!

posted by Greta @ 4:30 PM 0 comments

For Brent. Only I'm the man....?

Maybe I'm amazed at the way you love me all the time
Maybe I'm afraid of the way I love you
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you pulled me out of time
And hung me on a line

Maybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you
Baby I'm a man maybe I'm a lonely man
Who's in the middle of something
That he doesn't really understand

Baby I'm a man and maybe you're the only woman
Who could ever help me
Baby won't you help me understand,

Baby I'm a man, maybe I'm a lonely man
Who's in the middle of something
That he doesn't really understand

Baby I'm a man and maybe you're the only woman
Who could ever help me
Baby won't you help me understand, oohhh

Maybe I'm amazed at the way you're with me all the time
Maybe I'm afraid of the way I leave you
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you help me sing my song
Right me when I'm wrong
Maybe I’m amazed at the way I really need you

Oh maybe I'm amazed.
Maybe I'm amazed.
Yeah, yeah yeah.
Yeah, Maybe I'm amazed.
I'm amazed, with you.
Oo-oo. Oo-oo.

(stolen from Paul McCartney, of course)

posted by Greta @ 1:13 AM 1 comments

Bongo

Bongo has been so helpful in our house search. See him skim the real estate section?

posted by Greta @ 1:01 AM 0 comments