I think I'm starting to get a much better feel for what I like and what I'm looking for - overall, today's houses rated higher than the last batches I saw a month or two ago. I'm going to break this post up, as I apparently also became more comfortable taking photos of other people's homes... I think I took on the order of 130 photos, and we only visited 6 properties!
Also, apologies for some of the photo quality.
House A:
I think House A was my least favorite of the day. It's located in a secluded cul-de-sac, and has great privacy, but the lot is very hilly, and while I like the fact that it has a ton of trees, I dislike that roughly 1/4 acre of the 1 acre lot is usable.
Living area looking into formal dining:
Pretty good sized porch:
Hard to illustrate the slanty yard:
Crack in the foundation :(
Nice little breakfast nook:
Garage was OK too:
The kitchen had some weird angles, but the cabinets were nice
Cozy stove
Formal dining, lots of natural light:
Twisty stairs!
Bluuuuue bonus room over the garage (it's actually a lot brighter than this):
A bath:
Bedrooms:
View from top of the stairs:
Weird little half-bath right beside the front door.
Outside:
Again, steeper than it looks:
So, that was House A. Not on my list of ones worth seeing again.
However, now we come to House B! House B is a tri-level, which I hadn't been in before. It's also amazing ly cheap, less than $66/sqft. The location isn't my favorite, but it's far from terrible. I took something like 50 photos here, don't think I'll post them all, I'll just give a link to the album in my final post. Just so there's no cheating.
The front yard was very well kept and has good curb appeal:
The living room and kitchen are on the "main" level. I like the vaulted ceiling, really opens up the space.
The cabinets were sturdy. The only thing I didn't like about the kitchen is the placement of the stove. I don't seem to have gotten a good photo, but instead of being along the edge of the kitchen, it's at the end of the island!
I believe there's also one bedroom/office on the main level. The "lower" level is pretty basement-like, but very expansive. I think it's about as big as my current apartment, if not 25-50% larger! Lots of natural light coming in, too.
Now, outside to the back yard. It's nice, very private, but still has a few trees. It's also already got some box-gardens built!
Again, very well kept. The deck area is pretty big, good for entertaining.
There are a couple of problems, however. The glazing in this window is busticated:
And the siding looks to be the original wood, and there's some amount of water damage:
Back inside, there's a nice little laundry area on the lower level - it's important to note that it's only 6 or 7 steps down here, so not unreasonable to haul clothes up and down.
The garage is a bit on the small side, but there's a ginormous unfinished storage area on the other side of the house:
On to the upper level, we have ourselves some bedrooms! These two are a little weird, the second photo is the walkway between the two. They also have doors to the main house. But no door between.
Mmmmmm built-in bookshelves!
Master BR is hugenormous, although the carpet will need to be replaced.
Also a nice little screened-ion porch. The doors need some work, though:
Last few random shots:
Neat little skylight. Only one seems to still be open to the light though...
Ok, that's all for this post. Maybe some more tonight, otherwise I'll finish them up tomorrow.
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