Well, It didn't happen. I didn't walk into the first place and immediately fall in love with it. I didn't shout "I'll take it!" I didn't sign any dotted lines. What I did do was sigh at the damage and move on to look at several other places, none of which made we want to shout anything.
Okay, it was my first day looking. I know me. I get my hopes up only to have them dashed. Just as I can see a man on the subway and imagine us married, I can look at pictures of a house and imagine it to be a home.
This first outting included the first stop that I was sure I was going to love. I didn't love it. The above-ground basement level needs a complete gutting and restore. The current "walls" don't even go all the way to the floor. Not sure what happened to the sink in the bathroom but it appears to be living somewhere else now. And the trail of fresh cement down the hallway over the plumbing that was repaired was a reminder of just how much work is still needed. The back yard was nice, but to get to it from the kitchen (think cooking out), I'd have to go down the narrow stairs, down the the hall, through the whatever you want to call that little back room and up a small flight of stairs. Not condusive to the backyard BBQ.
I also looked at a couple of apartments in a nice building just next to Hoboken (still technically Jersey City, but not quite close enough to Hoboken to make it count). They were very nice but too small for this little family. There was also the place with the really odd layout and heavy leak. There was the well-appointed place with the many walls chopping up the living space badly. And there was the place with the very small deck but next to one of the nation's top high schools. I took some notes for some and drew X's through others.
So, the hunt, as expected, continues. My boss has joined in the hunt and has found a few places of interest.
As for the mortgage, very good news in that my credit remains excellent and getting approved won't be a problem. Happy Days.
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