My husband and I had a rather uneventful house hunting weekend. We looked at so many houses; it is beginning to feel like a blur. Yesterday we did house speed dating. Or at least that is what it felt like because we whipped through the houses sooo fast, it would make your head spin. We had a new guy helping us in the areas that we were looking at before like Jefferson Park and Leimert Park. And somehow we ended up looking in the northern hill areas like Montecito Heights and El Sereno on Saturday. There were some nice houses up there. The key here is “up there.” Although the houses were nice and had great views, I couldn’t sell myself on the terrible commute. I am already commuting over 45 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes or more each way. The thought of making my commute worse just made my stomach hurt a little. If I didn’t have the ability to work from home a lot, I wouldn’t make it as it is right now. Plus, from living in DC, I know that what takes you 45 minutes today will take you an hour in 1-2 years or less. The commutes become longer as time goes on, not shorter which should be the objective. And the horrifying thing is that these places “up there” were only 5-6 miles away from where we live currently but could add on another 20-30 minutes or more. Hmm, somehow the views just didn’t seem worth it.
Anyway, this new guy is pretty opinionated which can get on our nerves a bit. He tells us his opinion without being asked and is a little pushy with his remarks. We’ll have to see how well this new relationship works out. The good thing about this guy is that he knows Jefferson Park and Leimert Park like the back of his hand. And he has sold and listed so many properties in this area, it’s ridiculous. (And he is quick to point all this out and out and out.) You get my drift.
Sadly, another weekend has gone by and no house to report. Although we’ve only been looking for about a month or so, it feels like forever. And our energy is evaporating. We’re trying to keep our hopes and spirits up.
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