Goodbye Home...

7:14 PM

Steve and I put in an offer on this home last week that was accepted! This would be great news...except that I did some investigating on the neighborhood and found that the house 2 doors down was a private residence that housed boys who were going through rehabilitation for sexual offences....
...so needless to say we backed out of the offer this afternoon. :( As beautiful as this home is we decided not to put down roots in this neighborhood. I am so sad, so so so sad. It is spectacular inside, but nothing is worth putting our kids at risk.
It is on a third of an acre, and our lot boardered that of the boys home. :( I am going to erase these pictures, they make me too sad to look at.
So the question remains...will we ever find a home we like that we can afford?
ps, behind that stain glass door is the massive and beautiful mater suite. But now we know why this home was so affordable...it has been restored beautifully and we couldn't believe they were asking anything below $300k.


Now to the next page and countless hours of searching for homes on the internet once again.

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8 comments

  1. Liz StanleyOctober 1, 2009 at 2:47 PM

    oh no! how sad, i'm so sorry. having gone through the house hunting process i feel your pain. we ended up with that house that needed a ton of construction. i'm sure you'll find something, keep looking!

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  2. BrookeOctober 1, 2009 at 4:16 PM

    Thanks Liz, I have been bummed out all day about it. I'm glad that we decided not to do it because of the neighbors, but I miss the house. We are going to look at some more houses tonight. What a process, I had no idea.

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  3. Hannah HoltOctober 3, 2009 at 6:50 PM

    Did you lose any earnest money? Seriously, something like that should be disclosed up front. So glad you found out before you were in all the way!

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  4. BrookeOctober 3, 2009 at 10:45 PM

    No, thank goodness. The deadline is tomorrow so we barely missed it. Steve and I went by there the other day and got all teary eyed...it was sad. Oh well, there is something better out there for our fam. RIght? :)

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  5. BrookeOctober 4, 2009 at 12:41 AM

    I meant to say we barely MADE it, not missed it. ;) Few...

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  6. SusanOctober 5, 2009 at 7:47 PM

    oh my that is awful. i know that you will find something. good thing you found out before you moved in!`

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  7. KathrynOctober 7, 2009 at 8:45 AM

    So sad...you will find something that is even more perfect! Hang in there! How is Henry?

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  8. BrookeOctober 11, 2009 at 8:20 PM

    Hi Kathryn, "Hankis" is awesome. :) He is so smiley, when he is rested and fed. The kids help out a ton...one may say a little too much. ;) Can't wait to see you guys! xoxox

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