We bought a house.
It was roughly 24 hours between the time we saw it last night and the time our offer was accepted today. I haven't even seen it in daylight, though John has. We're having it inspected on Sunday, but barring unforeseen horrors concealed in the rafters or foundation we have bought ourselves a house.
It's small, only 940 square feet with two bedrooms and one bathroom on a 25x100 foot lot. It was built in 1939. It's in a nice old neighborhood, out of the main path of the jets and fog. The house itself is in excellent condition and needs absolutely no fixing up. No termites, no wonky additions, no cracked slabs. New roof, new paint, new carpets, new driveway. A working fireplace. A working furnace. All appliances included.
No trees at all in the backyard. Sun. Sun. Sun.
There's a church on one side of us. I'm sure they'll park up the neighborhood on Sundays, but I find churches make pretty good neighbors in general. I am sure I'll feel safe walking around at night. There's a couple of parks within walking distance for Dixie's Sunday rambles. The backyard is nominally fenced, although I'll be putting up trellises and training honeysuckle to grow there for a little more privacy. I can see the hills from my backyard, and the sunsets look to be spectacular.
I will be living 10 minutes from my best friend Denise. I will be living 15 minutes from San Francisco and all its delights. I will have a 30 minute commute instead of 10 minutes which will allow me to get some reading done. John will have the same commute time, but in a car.
Basically, although it is smaller and further north than our original dream house it otherwise has everything we wanted. It's ready to move into. It doesn't need repairs, or fumigation, or have funky parts. The yard has not been planted with hideous bushes and large trees. The yard is fenced and Dixie will be able to spend the day in an open space again. The bathroom has been remodeled recently. Everything works. It is as close as I could wish to a tabula rasa as we transform ourselves into homeowners. I believe we will be happy there.
I am happy right now.
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