Day 1 House 2

Here are details on the second house we looked at today. Offered at $250k.

The Good:

• Quiet road
• I know the listing agent
• Family room has doors to close it off
• Big dining room
• Kitchen room is big
• Nice carpet on main level
• Currently vacant
• Pantry was good size
• The fridge was nice size and new
• Great kitchen windows
• Good size of the main floor
• Front loading washer and dryer included
• Some storage space in plywood over garage
• Shelving in garage
• Carpeted stairs
• Bath tub in master bedroom
• Two closets in master bedroom
• No bad smells in master bedroom despite carpet
• Upstairs all carpeted

The Bad:

• Little rust on siding
• Lot of trees in front close to house
• Some water damage on wall of dining room
• No deck or patio
• Back yard is small and slopes down toward back
• Counter space minimal in kitchen
• Built in microwave
• Two doors to halls bedroom upstairs?
• Carpet water damage on carpet in master along wall

The jury is still out on this one. Seemed like a good value.

Day 1 House 1

Pardon me as I use this space to collect my notes on the first house we saw today. Offered at $299k.

The Good:

• Huge back yard
• Walk in master bedroom closet
• Carpeted stairs
• Tall windows
• Big bathtub in basement

The Bad:

• Musty water smell
• Sprinkler system inside house
  
• Dryer vented into garage?
• No fridge. Fridge space narrow.
• Water damage on living room floor
• Shower in master bedroom
• Water damage on floor in bedroom
• Front yard street drain
• Busy double yellow line road
• Cracking wall on stairs
• Sump pump in basement
• Cracked basement floor
• Broke down car in neighbor's back yard
• Muddy in back of back yard

Momoko votes this one as a no-go.

Dangerous Stunts

Little Kat and I went to visit my mom. We did not stay long. So we headed home by highway. We saw two cats on motorcycles. They guys slowed down and were motioning to each other with their hands. At first I thought they were deciding on where to go.

In my rear view mirror I figured out what the commotion was about. The one motorcycle cat popped a wheelie. He must have been going 65 miles per hour. And he rode it for a long time. I told Little Kat to look. But he said he could not look, expecting the guy to fall off and be crushed by highway traffic.

This is where the weird part comes in. The cat rides a wheelie right off the highway onto the off ramp. Whew. Good thing he needed to exit. Little Kat and I drove on. Later one of the motorcycle pair zoomed past us going 90 to 100 miles per hour. Those cats just don't want to live long.

Searching for Sofa

Last weekend we visited a furniture store. I think we sat on almost all the sofas in the store. Momoko wants a sectional sofa. Little Kat thought we should get this cool sofa. It had drink holders and a secret deep compartment under the arm rests. Check out the picture above.

The problem is that we don't need all this. We just need a low cost sectional that feels good. It seems that is a hard combination to get. That reminds me of Momoko's house hunt. She is trying to find us a new house in the good school district. We want a two car garage. The master bedroom bathroom need a bathtub. A total of three full baths would be nice.

The style of home we want is a colonial. That's the one that has three levels. Of course we would love if all three levels were finished. And I like gas powered stoves, as well as gas water heater and furnace. All these things we want we can find. The only problem is that houses that meet all those specs cost a lot of money locally. We need to find a gem, a great deal. I hope there is a diamond in the rough somewhere around here.

Visting Mom

Today I had to get out of work early. Momoko needed me to pick up Little Kat from school. Little Kat and I went to the store to find some flowers to give to my mom. Then we went and visited both my mom and dad.

We stayed a while and chatted. However we had to get back home. It was Little Kat's turn to cook dinner. Of course Kit Kat was home long before Little Kat and I got home.

Little Kat cooked us up some chicken. But we ran out quickly. Kit Kat was hungry, and Momoko was not home yet from her meetings. Little Kat had to cook a second batch of chicken.

Pizza Hut Failure

Momoko saw an ad for Pizza Hut pizzas. She asked if I could pick her up a Supreme pizza while she went to her college class. I figured Momoko is a hard worker, and she deserves a pizza at the very least. So I agreed.

I picked up Little Kat from school today. He stayed after school to attend a club. Momoko already left for her college class. We came home and got Kit Kat. Then we headed to Pizza Hut.

Kit Kat navigated to a new location for Pizza Hut. The local restaurant has bad service. I should have known the alternate location would be bad as well. There was no salad bar for dine in customers.

Little Kat designed his own chicken and bacon pizza. Me and Kit Kat opted for the Supreme. The pizza crust was "hand tossed". But it was not as buttery as I remember it. Since there was no salad bar, there was no satisfaction.

Poor Pizza Hut. Their advertising got us to come. But their poor service and missing salad bar will ensure I don't return. Might have to try the Mom and Pop's pizza joint next time.

The Weekend

The whole family woke up early Saturday. Kit Kat had to sell girl scout cookies at the post office. The rest of the family drove to a new housing development I saw on the Internet.

We spied this single family house development. All the houses had 2 car garages that I want. This development was near the first elementary school I attended.

Momoko, Little Kat, and I then went to Burger King. It was still breakfast time there. We waited until this furniture store nearby opened. Then we sat down on all kinds of sectional sofas.

Later we picked Kit Kat up. And we had to get some Mexican food. This was turning into a busy weekend. And it was only early Saturday afternoon.