Yesterday we did some more house-hunting. It was a gorgeous, cool, sunny Saturday, and pretty much perfect weather for driving around Western Loudoun.
The first was a townhouse. All we had to do was drive down the street and we were like, "Can't live here." It was one of those really crowded and kind of old developments. Just... no.
The next was a foreclosure fully half an hour out of town, on an acre and a half with a pond. The house itself is a renovated log-and-stone cabin from the early 1800s. We didn't have accurate square footage for it or much to work with, but peeking in through windows it looked pretty small. Apparently there wasn't central air conditioning. It did have a sunporch and a couple of out-buildings with electric lights, though. The land actually smelled a little like Scotland, very fresh and sweet.
The third was a "cupcake" of a duplex right in town. It had quite a nice yard, bigger than any townhouse, and it had been exquisitely maintained and upgraded. We got to go inside this one. Full wood floors, three bedrooms, everything very clean and freshly painted and just beautifully laid out. The owners had very sensible ideas about storage and fixtures appropriate in size to their space. I actually liked the kitchen, which I never do, and the bathroom had really cool original black-and-white tile.
So. I'll give you one guess which one we fell in love with.
Yup. The foreclosure!
There are times I think perhaps I'm not a very practical person.
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3 comments:
Yeah that sounds like you ;-)
Out-buildings? That does not equal out-houses, correct?
Maybe keep the duplex as a close second / back- up option. :-P
Part of what makes this so exciting is that properties in our price range in Leesburg last about a day and a half, on average, and you have to pounce. So the half a duplex is long gone by now. Ah, well.
Yup, I know all about pouncing. We had to do that with our place too. :-P Good luck!
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