These past few days have been a bit of a roller coaster as we continue to go through the house hunting process. Thankfully we didn't go with our first choice of the renovation special as Brian would never had any leisure time...and thank heavens we backed off from the house with the GINORMOUS deck as all sorts of big issues unfolded as we progressed...and that brings us to today. Will it be third time lucky? We have just come from a second inspection of a house we put an offer in on yesterday. Had a counter offer from the owners and have just put in our counter-counter. Waiting to see what happens next.
So, if this is our new home, we would feel very fortunate. It has a few imperfections but, hey, who or what doesn't? It's a couple of kilometres down the road from the first house mentioned above. Difference with this one is that all the fixing has been done so Brian would have nothing but leisure..and that worries him! The yard though does still have a lot of potential for improvement, thank heavens. The home is absolutely gorgeous, across from the water with brilliant views and a large deck from which to enjoy aforesaid views. There is a "beach" access a couple of houses down. Beach here is basically a rocky stretch between the land and the water so beach shoes would be essential. A 15 minute walk in the other direction brings you to Departure Bay foreshore which has a few eating spots, a gas station and not much else - ripe for development I would say!
How is it possible to remain unemotional when buying a house? We are doing our best but it is tough that's for sure. Just to whet your appetite, here are a couple of photos....
The weather today is spectacular and Nanaimo is having its annual big event - the bathtub races out on the bay. We saw a bit of it while checking out the house this morning but we will go out shortly and spend some time down by the water to enjoy some of the other events.
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