House Hunting: Phase One

Where are the Property Brothers, the Kitchen Cousins, the House Hunters?  Not here.  And I know this because I check the HGTV website ALL. THE. TIME.

Mark and I started house hunting in September 2012.  We rushed around to send in all the paperwork needed in order to be approved for a loan.  We searched the internet, scheduled showings, got approved, found houses we liked... found houses we didn't like.  Found more houses we didn't like.  And more houses.

I kinda of think that HGTV has ruined my sense of reality when it comes to finding a home.  Where's my inexpensive "steal" of a house with a spa tub in the master bath and the butler's pantry in the kitchen?  I suppose that I could probably find the "perfect" house, but like I said, I want it to be a "steal".  We've looked at some "steals"... so ask me how that went....?

Steal #1: Huge reddish, brown stain in the middle of the living room.  Seriously, what happened here?  It looked like an animal had been sacrificed!
Steal #2: Basement.was.horrifying.  "Nuff said.
Steal #3: Listing square footage was not accurate.  House was also about 2 feet from the road.  Thank you for wasting my time.

There were others that I can't even remember.

We put an offer in on a house and someone outbid us.  Seriously, who offers above asking price?  Hopefully, it was this person's dream house!

We also looked at a few model homes.  Titan was definitely the most excited about those, especially the one that had food stocked in the pantry.

"Mom!  Look!  This one comes with macaroni and cheese!".

I keep checking on HGTV in hopes that Drew and Jonathon are coming to Michigan.  They make it look so easy!  Hey, lets just knock down some walls, give you an open concept, install a little hardwood here, a little tile there, and VIOLA! Perfect house!

So, in the meantime I'll be just sittin' here, waiting for more houses to come on the market!