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House - no, not the series
We went to the bank and started the process of getting a home equity line of credit to have the roof done. It's going to be a bit pricey, but Teri thinks we can afford it; the monthly cost will be slightly less than our old car payment. We still need to get a fair amount of paperwork to see if we can actually get the loan, though.
But...
As I wrote recently, the realtor come over about a week ago. She thinks we can sell the house for around $155,000. The next step is to talk to a lender to find out how much we can afford to spend on a new house. But there are a number of points that are confusing me.
Well, the truth is that I think both of us are very nervous at the thought of selling the place! We don't know how it would work out. Would we be able to buy a new place right away? Would we have to put our stuff and storage and maybe rent for a while? It feels a little bit as if we're being rushed. But the truth is that if we sell and are in a new place (renting or owning) in a good school district before the school year starts, that would be good for Sebastian.
I gues we just weren't quite ready for the decision to come at us so fast. And now that we're actually facing the prospect of leaving, I have to say that I'm going to miss this house! It has been kind of fun living in such a unique place. And we've fixed or are fixing every major problem that could possible go wrong with the place: the main drain line. The electical system. The furnace. The roof. Whoever buys this place will be getting a considerably better house, infrastructure-wise, then it was when we bought it.
Here's what we'll be looking for in a new house, in approximate order of importance:
I need to figure things out.
But...
As I wrote recently, the realtor come over about a week ago. She thinks we can sell the house for around $155,000. The next step is to talk to a lender to find out how much we can afford to spend on a new house. But there are a number of points that are confusing me.
Well, the truth is that I think both of us are very nervous at the thought of selling the place! We don't know how it would work out. Would we be able to buy a new place right away? Would we have to put our stuff and storage and maybe rent for a while? It feels a little bit as if we're being rushed. But the truth is that if we sell and are in a new place (renting or owning) in a good school district before the school year starts, that would be good for Sebastian.
I gues we just weren't quite ready for the decision to come at us so fast. And now that we're actually facing the prospect of leaving, I have to say that I'm going to miss this house! It has been kind of fun living in such a unique place. And we've fixed or are fixing every major problem that could possible go wrong with the place: the main drain line. The electical system. The furnace. The roof. Whoever buys this place will be getting a considerably better house, infrastructure-wise, then it was when we bought it.
Here's what we'll be looking for in a new house, in approximate order of importance:
- A good school district
- A good neighborhood, with kids for Sebastian to play with
- A decent commute for me - preferably within walking distance of the commuter rail
- An energy-efficient heating (and possibly cooling) system
- No major repairs needed - we really don't want to have to replace ANOTHER roof or main drain line!
- More space - not a lot more, necessarily, but enough living room so that we can be comfortable
- A decent-sized yard, at least large enough to barbecue in
- I'd like to be closer to Boston, so I can see my family and friends more often. Teri doesn't agree with me on that one, and it may not be possible anyway; houses get a lot more expensive the closer they are to the city
- A decent-sized kitchen
- A fireplace
- What else?
I need to figure things out.