Moving On Up!

I found a new home for me and Finn!

A week ago I drove through the neighborhood I wanted to live in, and just drove around.  I was about to leave, when I saw a "For Lease" sign in the front yard of a cute yellow house.  It took a week to arrange a time to see it, but when I walked in the front door I knew it was going to be the house for us. I'd never actually buy it, but it's perfect for us right now.

The downstairs has a nice open floor plan, and the kitchen is big enough for Finn to play on the floor, or even to have a little kids table there when he's older.  There are a lot of big windows, plenty of storage, the yard maintenance for the tiny yard is included, and it has 3 bedrooms.  It's not my dream home.  It's all carpet (which might be a good thing when he starts to learn to walk), the bedrooms are small and the bathrooms are tiny, there's no garage and the fridge is probably not big enough - I think I'm going to have to buy a new one.  But the best thing about it is the price - the monthly rent is significantly less than what I'll be getting in rent for my condo. I can put that money towards what I owe on my condo, so when the market improves in a few years, I can sell my condo and buy the absolutely perfect house for me.  (Ok, so we all know life NEVER goes according to plan, but at least this is a plan that has the potential to actually work out!)  

Now to find someone to rent my place!  We've had 6 showings in the past week, and two were really interested.  My realtor thinks we should have someone soon - I hope she's right.

I guess it's time to start thinking about movers.  Wow.  I can't believe we're really going to live in a HOUSE.  No more loud neighbors.  I can have a bird feeder again.  Finn will have a place to run around, and can actually have some riding toys (do they still make Big Wheels?) when he's old enough.  Woohoo!