Everyone had always told me that the home holds the heart of a family. I would have to agree. It's an old farmhouse and it needs plety of tlc, but it provides us comfort, so in a sense I would consider it a dream home. I knew when I bought this house, I would have to do some repairs. But let's face it, every homeowner faces some 'unexpected' challenges in their home. I know in time the roof will probably need replacing, the chimney might need to be restructured and the windows reframed, since last winter it leaked in the dining room. Probably the easiest job would be the cosmetic work, plaster, paint and remolding the doors and windows. There are always plenty of areas of the home that can be tinkered on.Though I would have to say that I couldn't have picked a better neighborhood. Everyone knows everyone else and they watch over your home when you are gone. In fact, I have an old little italian man next door that always makes sure my driveway is cleaned of snow before I get home from work. I don't know if I have the heart to tell him that I recently bought my own snowblower. Of course I always have my dad to compete against my neighbor, since he only lives two houses up the road. That's right, I bought a house two houses from my parents. I love looking out my livingroom window and seeing the house that I grew up in. I can go over anytime I want just to remenace in my old room. Even better, we all get together, just for the sake of getting together. No holidays or other special occasions neccessary. I can walk up the road with my bowl of potato salad and basket of rolls. What a savings on gas, too! Gas, oh ya, the gas. The worse part about where I live, is not the home, it's where I am away from home, at work! Living fifty miles away from work makes your schedule alot tighter. And the traveling, back and forth, thinking that buying a Hybrid would save on gas, but it's too soon to tell. But then again, it's kind of nice not to run into people you work with at the intown grocery store. It gives a sense of more privacy, I think. Home is home and work is work. I like coming home, cooking for my family and talking about their day, as I can put mine away. I feel that I picked a great home and location to raise my family.
Questions:
1. How do I find the right house for my family?
2. Does living closer to your parents a good thing or not?
3. Is it a good neighborhood for us?
4. What does living far from work impact?
5. What areas of the home need improving and how to prioritize them?
Whoa, wait--you're setting this up as history, not current events. You have already bought the house, right? So, question 1 is not an insearch question. 2 might be researchable, but if you've lived there a while, you probably already know the answer. Ditto 3 & 4.
ReplyDeleteWhat you say in the graf before the questions pretty much answers them--that stuff is background material.
I thought 5 was going to be your focus, and that could be broken down and unpacked into a lot of subquestions--so give this section another whirl, ok?