Oh god. *is excited*

[paraka]

So, I haven't really been around LJ lately, what with my vacation, Easter and now, house hunting. That's right, I got pre-approved for my mortgage and am hoping to meet with a real estate agent tomorrow! I'm getting so excited!

I've been spending far too much time on MLS. I currently have 63 tabs open of potential places. I'm a little sad that all of them seem to be condos, I was hoping to avoid condo fees. Of the 200 or so places I've looked at in my price range, only about 8 have been freeholds. Still. I don't think a condo would be bad for me, it just seems like a lot when you're paying $200+/month for things like snow removal. Ah well.

Also, it's a little weird right now trying to figure out what part of the city I should look in. I'm planning on busing when I'm on my own, and I know that with the way the buses are set up (most of the routes go through downtown) sometimes living closer to where I work won't mean a shorter commute.

Oh god, oh god, oh god. Soon *crosses fingers* I'm going to be a home owner!

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[maekala.livejournal.com]

That is awesome! I hope you continue to post about it. I'm totally gonna enjoy your excitement vicariously. Congrats!

[paraka]

Gah, I was wondering if I was boring people with my talk of house hunting, because no one was commenting, and I figured that the post deserved at lease a few "yay"s, but it turns out LJ is being dumb and not sending out email notifications.

I'm sure I'm not going to be able to help but leave a running commentary, since it's pretty much the only thing on my brains right now.

I went driving around the city tonight checking out the neighbourhoods and exteriors of some of the places. I can't believe how close I'm getting!!! :D