Day 15: Time for an OFFER!

We're putting in an offer on a house today. YOU READ THAT RIGHT! Maybe this will be a short-lived blog?

We set up appointments to see three properties in West Seattle this afternoon. The first was the winner! So of course, I'll tell you about the other two, first. Suspenseful!


The second house was a total NO. I was excited to see it because it had a big lot, but it was basically in the middle of a flood zone. We would have had to finish the basement to make the total space livable, but since the basement was about 3/4 above ground, I didn't think that would have been so bad. Anyways, it was bad. The house had flooded in the past and Matt thought it had bad mojo.



The third house was fantastic. It was a lovely, solid 1940's house and had a ROCKIN' view. You probably can't tell in this picture, but the Olympic Mountain Range is on the horizon.

The problem with this one? The owner of the house divided up the property so that they could build a nice tall house-- taking away the view from this one-- right next door. So, once a house went up all you would have is a view of their living room. I would be pissed off every single day I lived in that house with a ruined view!

However, we did find a great house that we really like. It is a 1917 Craftsman with a lovely yard and a great layout. There is a finished basement but we would pretty much have to re-do the whole thing, which mostly means tearing down interior walls and putting up new ones, which isn't a big deal. We would have to put in another bathroom in the basement, as well, since the only bathroom in the house doesn't have a bathtub (only a shower). However, the basement is plumbed, it just doesn't have a bathroom in it, so that shouldn't be too bad.

We're pretty excited about it but also cautious, too. We know not to get our hopes up until the house closes. There are renters in the house right now which could be a HUGE pain. The renters are upset about this whole process of this house being sold and don't want to move out. We're worried that they will make this deal pretty hard and/or do something to the house out of spite. We'll see.

So our realtor is working on the CMA as I write this and we'll work out an offer! Wheee!!!!