So Rye and I have been “house hunting” for a while. We have a huge list of criteria. There is nothing wrong with our house now..in fact I love our house…so one of the things that I am hung up on is it must be another excellent house.

But….I have agreed with him that it is a good financial move..to move.

I bought this house almost 9 years ago ..for almost nothing. Granted it was really scarey but it had great bones..being an old Victorian. It just needed major cosmetic work..which I did mostly by myself in the first two years.As a single momma with one child, a four bedroom was a great space..and I never thought I would run out of room…add a new husband and two kids later…my bedrooms are filled and I have NO closets. See..it’s cute, right? Now, it is a great little house that also just happened to go way up in value. Like quadruples it’s price…sooo

IF we found a house that was also CHEAP..and had good bones..and more room..and I liked ( like I MUST have an old house, I hate new construction, etc) and it was livable while we fixed it up..and structurally sound..THEN I would agree to move.
For what we could do..the master plan …make a bid, get the bid accepted..on contingency of us selling our house..then buy the new house FREE AND CLEAR..cash down ..no mortgage. Still have $$ to completely get out of all debt ..and have $$ to fix up the new house..all while NOT paying a mortgage..so more monthly cash in hand also. And saving us hundreds of thousands in long term interest!

Whew…it has been a long hunt. We looked at this one today. It fits the criteria. We are gonna make an offer. Cross you fingers..my life might get a whole lot messier, but so much easier.