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Going steady or breaking up?

This afternoon is going to be pretty exciting for me. I will be deciding whether or not to put an offer on a house!

I know rule number one of house hunting is not to fall in love, but I did. We both did. We couldn’t help it. It needs a lot of work, which is why I decided to bring in the big guns with me this afternoon to give me the rundown as to whether it will be worth it or not. I am going to try my best not to be disheartened if things do not work out in my favor, but it’ll be rough!

It’s so easy to start imagining how we can turn a house into a home, especially with such amazing inspiration surrounding me in the blogosphere, like the following:

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So wish us luck, readers!

Hunting Season

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So I think it’s pretty safe to put it out to the blogosphere now: the hubs & I are actively house hunting! We are excited, being first time home buyers, but I have to admit it’s been frustrating as well. Just recently, we fell in love with what seemed like “the perfect house” – you know those. The ones you can already imagine yourself in, your kids running around, sharing special life moments, etc. That was the one. And unfortunately it had a contract already pending. Just seems like that is always the case with the places we love – someone has gotten to them first!

But we now have our eyes on a definite fixer-upper. I’m having “my people” swing by with me next week to check out how serious the renovations would be and if it would be worth it. Although some people would shudder at the thought, I think both the hubs and I would do great building up a home from scratch. It just has so much potential. I really hope it works out. But, I guess if it doesn’t – there will always be another home begging to be the next Casa Sanchez.

Look forward to more fun house posts as we get deeper & deeper into the hunt & hopefully closer to closing on our very first home!