This Land is My Land

Well, it's official: I'm buying a house.

After wrangling with some old lady over the price of a house a couple weeks ago, we gave up on her and the prospect of purchasing a home... or at least we'd though. That night, I went home and searched the listing service, finding a very decently priced place, located even closer to the downtown area than the one we'd bid on earlier. A quickly placed call to the realtor had us taking a tour of the house the next day, with 4 other groups of potential buyers! We liked it, a pseudo-bidding war ensued, and we emerged victorious.

Now is where the real fun begins. The inspection revealed what I had expected: that that house is really old and is going to need some work. It was built in 1936, for god's sake. The location is perfect though, and the work is manageable. Wrangling with multiple banks to find the best loan has been a hassle, and getting contractors to come out for estimates has proven even more difficult. As long as everything proceeds as planned, I should have the title in my hands some time mid next month.

The thought of posessing my own little piece of land, with a house on it, is pretty exciting. I see potential for this place, and I'm excited about doing the work to take it there. It's taking a bit longer for Ewa to warm up to the idea, but either way, we will both be happy to stop paying rent.

I'll get some pictures together for the next post. Anybody up for a housewarming party next month?

On another note: Check out "So This is Goodbye" from the Junior Boys. Give it a listen, and let me know if you would like to catch them at the Doug Fir next month. Other live music I plan to check out in the next couple months: Decemberist @ PetAID, Killers @ Roseland and Sufjan Stevens @ Crystal Ballroom.