One week ago today Randy toured an open house E suggested and came home enthusiastic about the possibilities of this three-story Victorian. He saw EeK living in the upper two stories which are nicely decorated; the ground level would be for him and me, nice for aging grandparents. The catch? That level would have to be COMPLETELY remodeled. We both went to see it on Monday, and I was less excited at the prospect of living in a place less than half the size of what we have now. Yes, we would have access to the entire house, especially the very large family room/den on the second floor, but still our unit would be less than 1000 square feet. Quite a change.
Tuesday we began the work of filling out the mortgage application and gathering bank statements and tax returns. Randy asked a man we know from Trinity to look at the place and give his opinion; Ken has been a builder here for many years and actually knows the home's owner, who is a contractor himself. We spent a lot of time reading city building code on line trying to determine if this bottom floor can legally be converted to living space; previously it was office space. This morning E will fly in to visit the house in person, rather than through our eyes or the photos on a website.
Offer letters are due on Wednesday, October 5, so there is a sense of urgency about the whole thing.
I did spend some time one afternoon sorting through Christmas decorations. My original goal was to empty at least one of the nine boxes, but with the possible downsizing I guess I'd better empty more. I'm collecting things in the blue room to donate to various places, so I need to be done before e returns.
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