Written by Since moving in December, Steven and I have looked at probably a hundred houses, trying to find one that feels like home. So far, we have found two that we love, but one was over our budget and sold almost immediately after being put on the market. The other is still a bit over-priced in a market suddenly overflowing with homes in our price range. We’re doing what we can to save up, but we’re content to bide our time and wait for that perfect house to come along.
In the midst of our house hunting, we’ve seen the good, the bad and the oh so ugly. Maybe it’s my addiction to all the renovation and house hunting shows on HGTV and the DIY Network, but I’m getting to the point where I can look beyond the dated and the ugly and weird and see the underlying potential in the homes. Now, if Steven and I just had the time to actually put some serious sweat equity into some of these houses, we might really be in business. Instead, Steven spends his week working in the office and his weekends catching up on little projects around the house, and I’ve got writing projects, a busy toddler and a budding photography business taking up my time. But who knows, if the price is right, even one of these outdated fixer-uppers might just be the place we’ll be calling home.
Here are just a few of the gems I saw at the last round of Open Houses I visited…
Tonight’s 365 Project entry is dedicated to the joys of house hunting. Sooner or later, we will find out diamond in the rough. Until then, we’ll just keep looking.
Lori Romano 