Hinton Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 The house next door to where my apartment is came up on the market a few weeks ago and my folks encouraged me to try for it. Well, the papers were signed this morning, so I'm going to be moving. It kind of sucks packing everything up and then unpacking it, but since I'm only moving next door, it shouldn't be too terribly bad. It's going to take a couple of days since it's just me doing the moving (I really need to find some friends or something ). What's going to be really nice is moving from a tiny, one-bedroom apartment (and I do mean tiny) to a two-bedroom house with a full - but not fully finished - basement. It's not a mansion or anything really fancy, but it has some nice-sized rooms and plenty of space to move around in. I'm probably going to have more room than I know what to do with. I'm planning on taking a few pictures after I get off work, so I'll try to post some tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Congrats on the new house and good luck with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 congratulations!! It's great being a home owner...well, great after a learning curve. I remember the first time something broke and I realized I could just call the landlord to come fix it...that sucked! But still, it's a great feeling, and nows the time to buy! it should just be going up and up in value over the next several years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeafNala Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Hey Hinton, I wish you much happiness in your new home. Moving is NOT one of life's great joys, but this too will pass. Within the next year I will have to relocate & my next stop may well be a trek from NY to El Paso; next door sounds good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wren Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Congrats on the new house! The great thing about having more space is having more space. The bad thing about having more space is you fill it up with stuff before you even realize it's happened. ;-> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Very exciting! I'd be glad to help you move Hinton, provided I lived a smidge closer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty1001 Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Fly me over and il give you a hand Have fun, good thing I have found about moving is you find loads of crap that you never realised you had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehard Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Congratulaions, and best of luck with your new adventure. I have both halves of a double and it's a lot of headaches at times but you can do whatever you want and that's pretty damn cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblyn13 Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 congrats on Being a home owner, After kids its one of the nicest tax breaks you can have. And bets of all. Its all YOURS, so you can paint the walls whatever color you want, and don't have to worr so much about the folks on the other side of the wall. So spring for that Awesome sound system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewartoad Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Congrats on being a new home owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thryth Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Congrats! Now for a nice spacious paint room.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hinton Posted March 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Thanks, everyone. Snapped a few pics last night. Here's my daughter in the front yard: Picture from the front door: Living room (carpet's getting cleaned today): Dining room: This is the biggest kitchen I've ever had: My daughter's room: This room is in the basement and it is huge. This is where I'm going to set up a painting bench and workroom: My dad and I went through the house last night and found quite a few things that need to be fixed or redone. There are lights switches that don't seem to do anything at all (one switch in my daughter's bedroom turns off the electrical outlets in my bedroom!), so we're going to do some electrical work. The stairs to the basement are really steep and narrow and we're going to rebuild them. The wallpaper is coming off because I really don't like it. Overall, there are a few little things that need to be done, but nothing really major. It's a good house with a lot more space than I've had in a long time (it's even bigger than the house my ex-wife and I bought). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 ACK...where is all your snow? The woodword is fantastic, and I love those windows that go all the way to the floor. Congratulations! How old is your daughter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hinton Posted March 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 The snow is - thankfully - finally gone. Stasia is going to be 10 this Saturday. She's growing up way too fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green stuff Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 so we're going to do some electrical work. I just hope you won't fall on some old wires with textile isolation ... Ah the joys of carving out brick and concrete walls to place new wires ... definitively a Kodak moment . Congrats again for your new house, and good luck with your move . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wren Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 It looks like a nice house - I love all the windows especially! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 You don't have a pic of the outside of it... but I think I found one! (Showing the realtor's sign was a giveaway) Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Ah, I LOVE that porch... We should have a 'post your home' thread!! I did notice the old fashioned round phone jack...they don't make em like that anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hinton Posted March 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Yes, that's the front of my house. You can tell it was taken a while ago because of the snow on the north side of the house (left side of the picture). Again, thank you everyone. Yeah, that porch is pretty big. There's a lot of stuff in the house that you don't see in houses anymore: push button light switches, pocket doors, "Jack & Jill" closet; it's kind of cool, but also kind of outdated. The people that owned it I think lived there since before their kids were born - and their kids now have kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritual Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Congratulations on getting a bigger home. Having plenty of space is important, IMO. You can get used to not having much space, but you will ALWAYS feel better for having it. And having a dedicated hobby/work area is not something I would want to live without (even if I COULD, if I really had to...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Pocket doors are so cool. Why would builders not do that today? Outdated or not, some of those amenities are just downright awesome, and newer construction just cannot touch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hinton Posted March 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 *whew* Ok, so I have almost everything moved into the house. All that's left is the dining room table and my books. Frankly, that's the one thing about moving that I really dread: my books; boxes and boxes of them and they're heavy. But they'll get moved tomorrow. Now comes the fun part of digging through everything and finding places to put all of it. It's kind of weird since I went from a tiny apartment where everything was pretty much within reach to having everything spread out now. Still, I'd rather have the space to move around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Enjoy the space! Be sure to take some photos after you get everything all situated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Pocket doors are so cool. Why would builders not do that today? I had pocket doors on my old house (built in 2005). Cool, yes. A bit of a PITA, though. Since the doors hide in the walls, you can't put anything electrical there, which make putting a lightswitch in the room a bit of a hassle. Mine was across the hallway. Took a bit of getting used to. I kept forgeting and had to go back out the doorway to turn on the lights in the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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