HOUSE HEADACHE

Where to even begin with this post. ARGH! House Hunting is not as cool, seemless and exciting as they show on HGTV people. We've looked high, we've looked low... we've decided on a house we loved & were closing on the new build (keyword, dont ever buy a home from Dominion) when we were told the 'lot is now on hold' like it was NBD and to just 'go ahead and pick another lot in the neighborhood'. ??!?!? Umm, no. We wanted that lot in the neighborhood.

We have a realtor in the city (we love him dearly), we have had a realtor in the burbs (not so much like as he really gives me the heebey geebiez). We have looked all the way North to Delaware and South back to the city (again) and nearly everywhere in between. The great debate has always been: Are we ready to leave the 'city feel' so soon without having kids just yet vs. getting the most bang for our buck 20-30 miles from the city but be more out of our comfort zone? We've felt like the next house should be more space than our 1 bedroom/1 bath Short North condo but not enough space that we cant even fill it for awhile. THEN the next second we feel like we should surpless on the housing market and low interest rates in a home we can live in for years & years to come while we can get into a much larger home. !!!??!?! Needless to say we are beyond frusterated & i'm certain the two realtors we've worked with are as well. Hense having one in the city & one in the burbs (smart) as we've started to feel crazy for bringing them all over God's creation with our tirades.

Just when I thought we had decided on the Alum Creek/Lewis Center/Delaware area Blair wakes up this morning and finds a steal in Grandview. It's an adorable corner/slight hill lot/ older charming home with a bit of a yard that we could live in while we put some work & elbow grease into where we could be happy and still close to the city for another 5 years or so (before we will REALLY need more rooms and school systems to consider). OR, there are 3 in Delaware with nice wooded back yards that are 3x the size of the Grandview home that are as recent builds as 2007 and move in ready---SIGH. Why is it this difficult?! We're looking at all 4 tomorrow so maybe it'll help to see one side of the spectrum to the other (doubtful as we've looked at like, errr 40 homes at this point & still cant get to the bottom of it). We're getting CLOSER, but not 'there' yet on the decision (as you can tell)....

Cross your fingers that tomorrow it becomes clear for us & that we can finally decide & move forward with our first home together. It really shouldnt be this difficult.....if only 'Property Brothers' would have decided to call us & come to Columbus--sigh. Problem solved :)

Cheers-
Andi