Yay !
We found a new place to call home. It's not a house (yet) but will allow us to pay off our car loans, and add to our down payment before we take that step.
It's a half duplex, and its not even 5 minutes away from where we are now. The kids will be able to finish school where they are, and will still be able to walk to school next year.
The property has been renovated; they have a new roof that was redone last year, and hardwood throughout, with new ceramic tile in the kitchen and dining room. It will be soooooooooooooo nice to not have carpet to vacuum !! The rooms are a little smaller, it's 1050 sf in total, but we'll also have the basement to use as well. It comes with fridge/stove/washer/dryer, and a bonus offer: if we look after the maintenance of the yard on both sides, and shovel sidewalks etc. we get a $200 credit towards our rent ($100 per side). We don't have to buy any equipment either, they will supply the lawnmower and shovels and whatever else is needed. There's a plot in the front that has been growing weeds for the last couple of years, so I even get a garden to plant flowers in !!
We lucked out BIGTIME finding this place, and it has an HD connection: the guy that's renting to us has a daughter that works in the paint dept. in St. Albert. What are the odds ?
The yard is fenced, with a center partition so our yard is just that ... ours. The living room windows face north, and there is a seniors lodge across the street from us, so we don't have to worry about noisy neighbors. The night we went to look at it, we stood at the bottom of the sidewalk and you couldn't even hear dogs barking. Of course, it's winter and they were all in the house, but I don't think it will be much different in the summer.
The window in the kitchen is right above the sink, it'll be nice to wash dishes and be able to see something rather than just a wall. Window coverings are included, but I have some returned blinds at the store that will fit and look better. I am sooooooooo psyched to get out of here. As much as I love it here, this is a new adventure .. and we're still close to everything -- shopping, doctor, schools, work and family.
I'm going to go snap some pics to post - be back in a flash !
