So we're in the middle of looking for a place to live up here- and it's STRESSFUL! We thought we were just going to find a 3 bedroom house to rent, but the more we considered the present housing market, our housing allowance from the military, and the tax credit for first time home buyers, we are looking into the possibility of buying. It's scary, but kind of exciting. We still need to meet with a mortgage broker and realtor to weigh the options. We definitely don't want to jump into something prematurely. Thats how bad debt happens.
Life has been crazy since we got here. We arrived late Sunday night and checked into one hotel. They were out of rooms for the next 10 days we needed, so Monday we had to find another place to stay. In the meantime, Nate had to go to base only to discover that no one knew he was coming (organized gov't at it's finest)- so he had to sit around for a few hours. We had to sit through other in-processing things that day too. But that day we did get to look at the base housing that Wright Patterson offers. It's nice, and close by- a good backup if needed.
Yesterday, I believe we looked inside 6 houses (to rent), talked to about 5 different people about all our questions, and drove by about another 4 houses on our list. I made a ton of phone calls- and we probably drove more than 60 miles just in the city. We saw some good places, and some ugly ones. And now I understand why realtors encourage you to paint your walls a neutral color to make your selling chances better. We saw one house with a LIME GREEN kitchen! And another with white/black checkerboard wallpaper. Yuck! But I feel like yesterday, we learned a lot about the area, just from the people we talked to and the hours of driving through the city we endured.
I am a bit overwhelmed, and tired of eating out. And to top it off, they've given Nathan some various meetings and things to attend in the next few days. One car is getting complicated up here! But, its always nice to just come back to the hotel, take a shower, and rest again, getting ready for the next day. Pray for us and that God's wisdom would prevail, and that we would find a place to live!
Seems like you're having a crazy time! I am so glad you started a blog so we can still be up to date on each other's lives. That is exciting about the house (I think it would be a little scary too), but you know you'll be there for a little while. Thanks for taking the time to post. Love you.
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