Adventures in House Hunting: We bought a home!

After the heartbreaking realization that we couldn't (intelligently) afford the house that we had hoped to put an offer in on, Steve and I set our sights on saving more money and being more realistic about the house that we would ultimately purchase. (No idea what I'm talking about? See my other house hunting posts here and …

Adventures in House Hunting: The first heartbreak

After finding a realtor and making our needs/wants/perks list, Steve and started the house hunt. We quickly realized that we would have to be a little more flexible with our list. It seemed like if there was parking, there was no basement. If we got an open kitchen, the living room was closed off or the bedrooms were …

Adventures in House Hunting: Finding “The One”

When you're house hunting, it's important to find "The One." Not the house—we'll get to that later—but the right realtor to help you in the process. About a year ago, Steve and I found out that we would have to move out of our rental. We weren't quite ready to buy a house at that …