07 April 2007

how i bought two houses in one week.

last week i bought a really cute little house. it was kind of lavender in color. the front porch was painted red. it had a porch swing. the living room was divided in two by a fireplace. it was charming, quirky.

liv d.h. hated it. well, not the house, but where it was located. the street the house is on is the very first one in a historic district full of beautiful charming houses. the street prior to this one, however, is industrial. and ugly. and, well, kind of populated by transients. as a matter of fact, the very real directions to get people to this house go something like this "okay, so when you see the pawn shop on the right hand side? yeah, turn there."

as soon as i put the offer on said house, i felt funny. the day i looked at it and put the offer on it, liv was sick and hadn't gone with me.

as soon as i drove her past the house, i knew she was not thrilled. but she didn't say anything. i didn't say anything. we let our individual self doubt about the house kind of fester between us.

then. a glimmer of hope!

the people who owned the house kept wanted to push back the closing date. i stood firm. they signed the contract - but first they crossed out the original close date and wrote in their own! this gave me an out. 'liv,' i said. 'uh, i think i have an out on the contract. i don't think you like the house, i, uh...'

'don't sign!' she crie.d 'even if you lose money, don't sign!' so i didn't sign. liv declared her unhappiness with the neighborhood and fears for my safety. i swore her, from now on, to let me know when she thought i was making a horrible life-decision. she promised.

so i put an offer on another super cute little bungalow, recently rehabbed. it's adorable! liv loves it! i love it! the neighborhood is lovely. good for walking vivian.

i love, love, love the house. hopefully will close next friday. fingers crossed. it's adorable. much much much lovelier than the other. and all new appliances, to boot.


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