We had a more successful day yesterday looking for our house in the DC area. Just a little more tough (and usually depressing) than searching in either Raleigh or Richmond ever was (and WAY more work on our poor realtor!!).
Anyway…we now have 2 houses we want to put an offer on: One in Rockville, MD and one in College Park, MD. It’s been funny as we have been making a list of pro’s and con’s…they are polar opposites! Rockville – expensive/has potential for profit/needs work/wonderful school/neighborhood ; College Park – cheap/not sure about resale/beautifully maintained -movein ready/sketchy Prince George school/questionable neighbors….but, nice quiet street/cul-de-sac – city park around the corner, and big county park w/ bike trail through the woods around the other corner. All of this said…the decision may be made for us by the bank not accepting a lower offer which we will need to offer the Rockville house to be able to afford to live and fix-up the house. So, the decision is on!
ROCKVILLE HOUSE:
College Park House:
(June 3rd) – After praying and thinking about it, we decided to make a low offer on the College Park house…and THEY SAID YES! We close July 15th! Yippy!!! We are so excited, it’s really such a cute house and will be perfect for our family! Now everyone can come visit us!!!
Good luck! We can’t wait to hear how it goes! 🙂 Though we wish it were Atlanta…
Good luck too! Have you looked at wards? That’s a big one for me. Especially since living in Richmond…I need something very different from the branch….as you know. My brother-in-law & sister-in-law live in Rockville. They can’t stand their ward but they’re not very active….It would be worth checking out to see if you guys would like one over the other. (You guys might have already done this.)
Good luck! I know which ever house you buy you guys will make it AMAZING!!!
We’re so excited for you! We actually put an offer in on a house as well–it’s a short sale though and a long shot so we’ll see. Anyway, we’ll start looking for cheap tickets to visit.
Wish Jon and Cher were still in Baltimore….then I would actually get to see you sometime!! Are you coming to Utah anytime soon?? Miss you.
Yay! You’re back close enough to visit! Your house is ADORABLE! and I can’t wait to see what it looks like with your finishing touches. YOu are amazing!