Head-ACHE!
I have looked at so many condo listings in the past 5 days that my head is about to explode. I have so many requirements, so many pet-peeves, so many NO-NOs, so many picky needs that I am not only going to drive my realtor nuts, but I'm going to drive any and everyone who's involved in this thing NUTS. Finally, I came up with a list of 6 places I want to look at.
I'm hoping to fall in love with the first place I see, and I put in an offer, and it gets accepted, and everything goes smoothly and I just buy that place without having to look anywhere else. I know how I am. The more places I look at, the more I will question everything and anything. I have such a fear of committment that it does not only apply to relationships, but it is so strong that it goes beyond that to real estate. I am so scared of finding a place and loving it and taking it and BEING STUCK WITH IT. Just like a lousy boyfriend. But you can't break up with a condo, can you? At least not for two years if you don't want to pay penalty tax. Can you imagine having tax penalties to breaking up with people? Maybe then people would put in more thought into who they go out with and not date total and complete losers!
So, condo, yeah, let's see where I am in a week. That is if my head doesn't explode!
6 comments:
this is EXCITING! it'll be so cool to visit you in your own CONDO in CHICAGO! man, please make sure your head doesn't explode because it would just be a bummer with all the hard work you put into studying and finally being done and all. it'd be a bummer... ;)
I am wishing loads of luck in finding the condo of your dreams. Try not to make yourself too nuts or have your head explode. Then you wouldn't be able to enjoy that new place.
Love your dating idea! Should be law.
I was the same way when looking for a house. I was so adament about a front facing garage. I didn't want one. Finally I settled and bought a house with a front facing garage. It turned out to be as big a deal because I don't spend that much time sitting in the street looking at my house. Nor do I have to make any weird turns to get down my driveway. More important than the exterior curb appeal I found out, is the interior layout. Cosmetics are cheap fixes.
Kim - Yeah, exploded head would really suck! Hope you guys visit after I move.
Gerbera - Nah, I just hate shopping, and I guess that applies to condos too :)
Schmims - Well, I'm adament about having parking, because living in the middle of the city, parking is a problem. Another thing is washer and dryer. Other things, I'm willing to compromise and just opt to fix or redo later. You konw, the cheap fixes :)
Oooooh, redecorating! I am jealous.
Kranki - I need to get the place first to decorate it. Bleh! House shopping sucks! :-P
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