I am sooooooo excited!!!
Tonight Colin called me from work on his break and told me that the house we were looking at yesterday- he met the owners today and they said we could go look at the hosue at 8 tonight! (we drove by a nice neighborhood and picked up some flyers). OMG ya'll- it's beautiful!!!!!I just love it!!! Colin and I have recently been talking about moving into a bigger house ( we are wanting to start a family soon ). When he was in the Navy- before he moved here to TN and we met- he owned a house in Virgina Beach. After he moved here (got transfered to the naval base in millington,tn) he rented out his va beach house. Well he recently decided to sell it (i think it's sold now i'll have to ask- they were in the final paperwork stage/etc last time i asked). So since we're selling the Va Beach house- we will be able to make a bigger investment. SOOOO here's what we're thinking- we can sell the VA Beach house AND the house we're in now (both three bedroom two baths) and take the money from that and invest it in a bigger house and own it outright or at least make small payments for a few years till we completly own it. The new house is in a really good neighborhood. 4 other Bartlett police officers (where colin works) and 1 sheriff dept. live in that neighborhood and the surrounding areas. (Talk about safe!) It's gpt a good size back yard (plenty of room to add a pool etc.. if we ever get the extra $. There's also a little piece of concrete we can put a patio table on. There are two storage sheds they're leaving there (off to the side) so we can put yard tools/etc in those! The landscaping is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!! I love it!!
There is also a brick mailbox out front and a little wooden fence area by the back yard to hide the trash cans. There is a two car garage (colin wanted a 3 car to put his motorcycle/truck/ my car in and then have his squad car out front- but that's not a necessity. There is also a little spot off to the side we can put our freezer in.The owners said that when the house was built- lots of extra insulation was added- so that's great as far as energy bills go!!! Also there is a seperate water heater /etc for up and down stairs so we can cut off what we need and don't need and save energy that way. Several of the appliances are also energy efficient
There is a built in alarm system (it only costs $15 a month for service!!!) and a built in intercom system. The fixtures are nice too as far as fans and chandeliers go - the fans will help keep the house cool in the summer and ciruclate heat during the winter.
DOWNSTAIRS:
1 master bedroom -downstairs with an attached master bath (there is a NICE jacuzzi tub like the one we have now - so i like that) The shower is literally 1/2 the size of ours now but it's ok... There is only one closet (we have two now- one small one medium sized.) BUT the closet is probably the size of our two combined so thats ok too! The master bedroom seems a little bit smaller than ours now- but Colin said it wasn't by much (just the lay out was different).
Kitchen- OMG!!! I thought i had died and gone to heaven!!!
Real tile (i've never had real tile
) Good appliances, an Island in the kitchen
lots of storage, room for a nice kitchen table and then some! a little bar attached to the counter we can put bar stools at for when we have company
Washer/Dryer room (They have rooms devoted to them
Wow!) plenty of space in there for me to put the washer/dryer AND have lots of room for my foster kittens so i can keep them seperate from my other animals
Dining room- it's through the kitchen door- when you walk in the front door- there's a little 1/2 wall there and then the dining room area. There is real wood for the flooring in there.
Pantry- in the kitchen just a little pantry closet- like the one we have now bit a little bigger.
Cabinentry- the cabinents are ceder- and they're lovely!!! There is also space on top of them for extra storage / to put plants.
Living Room- about the same size as ours now. It has a nice gas fireplace (good for heating during the winter!!) It is also hooked up for surround sound/cable if we ever got that (probably won't -we don't get stuff like that if it's not a necessity right now- we have 5 channels and are happy lol)
UPSTAIRS:
There are 3 rooms upstairs (really 4 if you count a tiny one attached to one of the bedrooms)
1st bedroom- lots of space and closet space!! LOVE that one!
2nd bedroom- could be used as an office or nursery- there is an "attached" room to it- we can use that for storage
3rd room- is being used as a home gym/ play room right now. The carpet is ugly- but that can be replaced. LOTS of storage areas!!! Love that!
There is no attick i don't think aside from a little spot for utility things so we'll likely use that little tiny room attached to the 2nd bedroom for storage.
1 full bathroom- great for when we have guests or children.
Overall -this house is LOVELY!!!! I am a bit intemidated. I've lived in a very tiny two bedroom duplex 1 bathroom in a VERY bad neighborhood for years now (only recently moved in with colin when crime got worse) so i've NEVER had anything like this before. (heck, i think colin's house now is a mansion
we have a garbage disposal and dishwasher!) The owners are selling the house themselves (and asking a wonderful price!!!!) so we won't have to worry about going through a realator/etc. Also- they seem like a very reputable couple as well (they are only moving because they have horses and had been stabling them- so now their new house they're moving into has 4 aks. for their horses.) Also the house is in a cove and an end lot so to speak so there's tons of room for parking when we have people over. The house is also at Bartlett's "Green Zone" so to speak- the city owns the land behind the fence and to the side- so there will never be anything built behind us or to the side!!!!! It would be a wonderful place to raise a child. It is also well lit and the neighbors are all supposedly very kind/quiet. We are still just thinking about buying it- but i think this may be the one!!!!
Keep your fingers crossed!!! This is definitely a wonderful opportunity and it might not be there for long so we might have to put this house we're in now on the market fast and try to move quickly. We'll see!! It's also still pretty close to work for both Colin and I so that's good as well
I'm really excited!!!
DOWNSTAIRS:
1 master bedroom -downstairs with an attached master bath (there is a NICE jacuzzi tub like the one we have now - so i like that) The shower is literally 1/2 the size of ours now but it's ok... There is only one closet (we have two now- one small one medium sized.) BUT the closet is probably the size of our two combined so thats ok too! The master bedroom seems a little bit smaller than ours now- but Colin said it wasn't by much (just the lay out was different).
Kitchen- OMG!!! I thought i had died and gone to heaven!!!
Washer/Dryer room (They have rooms devoted to them
Dining room- it's through the kitchen door- when you walk in the front door- there's a little 1/2 wall there and then the dining room area. There is real wood for the flooring in there.
Pantry- in the kitchen just a little pantry closet- like the one we have now bit a little bigger.
Cabinentry- the cabinents are ceder- and they're lovely!!! There is also space on top of them for extra storage / to put plants.
Living Room- about the same size as ours now. It has a nice gas fireplace (good for heating during the winter!!) It is also hooked up for surround sound/cable if we ever got that (probably won't -we don't get stuff like that if it's not a necessity right now- we have 5 channels and are happy lol)
UPSTAIRS:
There are 3 rooms upstairs (really 4 if you count a tiny one attached to one of the bedrooms)
1st bedroom- lots of space and closet space!! LOVE that one!
2nd bedroom- could be used as an office or nursery- there is an "attached" room to it- we can use that for storage
3rd room- is being used as a home gym/ play room right now. The carpet is ugly- but that can be replaced. LOTS of storage areas!!! Love that!
There is no attick i don't think aside from a little spot for utility things so we'll likely use that little tiny room attached to the 2nd bedroom for storage.
1 full bathroom- great for when we have guests or children.
Overall -this house is LOVELY!!!! I am a bit intemidated. I've lived in a very tiny two bedroom duplex 1 bathroom in a VERY bad neighborhood for years now (only recently moved in with colin when crime got worse) so i've NEVER had anything like this before. (heck, i think colin's house now is a mansion