The Other House

I had mentioned before that we put in an offer on a short-sale house in Massachusetts, but had all but given up on it because the listing realtor thought it was too low and we didn't want to pay much more. So we started looking at other homes (at least online-- we're planning to check out a few in person when we're in town for Ramzi's wedding next weekend!). Still, we kept coming back to the first house. And, as it turns out, it is NOT out of the running, after all! The listing realtor came back to us with a very reasonable offer that is still significantly below what the home is certainly worth. So now, we have a lot to consider. We won't make any decisions until we see the house (and its competitors) again next weekend, but there is a very good possibility that we will enter into a contract on this house. So exciting!

So, without further ado, here she is!

Yes, it looks like a big red barn, and that's part of what I love about it. It has more character than a lot of other houses. :) The stats: 3 huge bedrooms with great closet space and a vaulted ceiling in the master suite. 3 good-sized bathrooms (two upstairs, one on the main floor). Almost 2500 square feet on 1.5 acres (!!!). Finished basement with a wood stove. Two-car attached garage with interior access. Attached sunroom/greenhouse (in the back, off of the kitchen). MASSIVE family room on the main floor with new flooring and recessed lighting. And I am 99% sure that there is a little room that would be considered a "library" right off of the entry area, but it's not pictured in the listing and I won't be sure until next week.

Anyway, it's pretty unreal, given that we'd be buying it for way less than half of what we bought our current house for, and it's so much bigger! Gotta love the "Sunshine Tax" we pay in California! Still, nothing is set in stone at this point and, even if it was, it's a short sale-- it would be a long time before we'd own it, and there would be no guarantee that the bank would even approve it. Until then, though, it's fun to look at and imagine what we would do to it to make it our own! Already we are thinking that we would remodel the kitchen (it's old and dark), maybe add a farmer's porch out front, and definitely add a big old deck in the back. Dare to dream, right?