House Carousel

We're hopping on the house carousel again!

We made an offer on a townhouse over the weekend, but found a better opportunity for a single family home. Last night, I wrote my little blog post in between negotiations and check-ins from our agent. I'm thrilled this opportunity came up. For one, Carrie was stressed and down in the dumps, because she felt she hadn't found our next home yet. There were two homes she liked that had contracts offered while she visited them and she visited a bunch of other properties she didn't feel were up to snuff.

Have I mentioned my wife knows a lot about houses? When we walk into a house, she's noting the type of cabinetry, styles of carpet, and who knows what else! We dabbled with the prospect of buying a house and she shocked a builder by identifying the style of granite they used. At another house we walked into, I found out that wood laquered cabinets was a phase in the 80s that didn't last for a multidle of reasons. No, I don't remember all the reasons, but I do remember I was impressed my wife new all of them.

Why is this important?

I have not seen the house I'm contracted to buy. I signed the contract before I looked at the pictures online.

It sounds foolish, but I belive the smarter a person is the more they can acknowledge the knowledge of another. My wife knows much more about houses, updates, and how to spot shortcuts in construction than I do. I'd be more the fool for pretending I know more than I do.

Next Tuesday will be fun, though. I'll get to see our future home at the home inspection.