So in part one, I discussed how annoying a realtor can be (anyone can be annoying if they don't bother to listen or read before they speak). Now we're onto the actual househunt.
You know, the one where you excitedly pull up to the house that could be your DREAM house! And then the realtor opens the door...O. M. G.
What is that smell, when did they put these carpets down, what do you mean the floor in the bathroom is SOFT??? The list goes on and on.
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Last week, we entered a home that boasted a one and a half bath...if you count a toilet in a closet in the basement, next to the washing machine, with the only place to wash your hands in the slop sink that the washing machine empties out to a "half bath." Maybe I'm just picky.
Perhaps it was the toddler bed in the closet with a bottle of Southern Comfort that made us run out of there as fast as we could...or maybe it was the cat feces on the stairs (maybe the cat just couldn't access the half bath).
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It's also those homes that are listed in "EXCELLENT" condition, except the sewer line that happens to have a crack the size of my fist in it.
It helps to go into the situation with a partner who you can laugh about all the bizarre things you run into, and have friends to recount the crazy tales of home buying gone arwy to help get you through it without wanting to give up the ghost.
I know my parents and in-laws love to recount the horror stories they went through in finding their homes. It's like a battle scar you get for being an adult.
