Week 3 -- House 1 (Corby St.)
Thursday, February 22, 2007
We went to housesinomaha.com last night and saw a looooot of houses within our price range. We printed out those location which were near the house and Joen scheduled a meeting with this house up at Corby Street. We got there at noon today and realized that this was the house BESIDE the second we checked 2 weeks ago. We were greeted by Marlene, the Sellers' agent who happened to be their cousin.
This 1,500++ sq.ft., split-level house was built on 1984 and has been lived in for almost 2 years by the family. It has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, a 2-car garage-- all of which we most prefer. The first thing we noticed when we drove up was the really nice brickwork for the steps outside leading to the door. Right when you enter, you can see the stairs leading up to the main floor as well as those leading to the basement. The living room is a bit small and it leads straight to the dining room. The kitchen is quite big but the breakfast bar now looks like a huge partition separating the kitchen from the dining instead of fusing them together. There was no continuity. The appliances didn't match (yes, that does matter) and there were chips on the bar and on the wall. Also, the color was light blue (maybe as influenced by their son). We ventured the hallway where we saw the full bath. The master bedroom was ok in size with a full master shower but the closet space was a bit small. Closet space is important for me and Joen. A lot of it has to do with us being able to enjoy all 4 seasons. The rest of the 2 rooms were bland and it wasn't inviting to the imagination. One room was occupied by their 6-year-old son and the other by their daughter. Her room was too small.We went downstairs to check out the basement and as much as we liked the space, the ceiling was just too low. We've already agreed to get our own gym equipment to save us from gym fees and Joen might just hit his head while running with this ceiling. The furnace and garage space were ok. We then headed to the back where we saw the really lovely and spacious deck. The family built their own playpen with the swings and slides right beside the shed. They built a wooden fence around it rather well. The glitch? The next door neighbor's fencing. Chain links! We don't like chain links at all. Makes the place really look unappealing.
Here are some of the pics.
Nice curb appeal; the stairs leading up from the foyer; living room; kitchen entry; dining room perspective
DR perspective to the kitchen; the kitchen; full bath; master's bedroom; master's full shower; 2nd br; 3rd br
The basement; Furnace/laundry room; the garage; nice deck chairs; playpen within the yard
First off, there were chips here and there on the kitchen bar and on the facade. The basement ceiling again, was too low. The closet space was small and the 2 bedrooms were unappealing. The living room was also too small and the kitchen needed work. The deck was lovely though but the neighbor's fence just killed the view. The time of transfer is perfect though as they are also looking at within May or June.
This 1,500++ sq.ft., split-level house was built on 1984 and has been lived in for almost 2 years by the family. It has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, a 2-car garage-- all of which we most prefer. The first thing we noticed when we drove up was the really nice brickwork for the steps outside leading to the door. Right when you enter, you can see the stairs leading up to the main floor as well as those leading to the basement. The living room is a bit small and it leads straight to the dining room. The kitchen is quite big but the breakfast bar now looks like a huge partition separating the kitchen from the dining instead of fusing them together. There was no continuity. The appliances didn't match (yes, that does matter) and there were chips on the bar and on the wall. Also, the color was light blue (maybe as influenced by their son). We ventured the hallway where we saw the full bath. The master bedroom was ok in size with a full master shower but the closet space was a bit small. Closet space is important for me and Joen. A lot of it has to do with us being able to enjoy all 4 seasons. The rest of the 2 rooms were bland and it wasn't inviting to the imagination. One room was occupied by their 6-year-old son and the other by their daughter. Her room was too small.We went downstairs to check out the basement and as much as we liked the space, the ceiling was just too low. We've already agreed to get our own gym equipment to save us from gym fees and Joen might just hit his head while running with this ceiling. The furnace and garage space were ok. We then headed to the back where we saw the really lovely and spacious deck. The family built their own playpen with the swings and slides right beside the shed. They built a wooden fence around it rather well. The glitch? The next door neighbor's fencing. Chain links! We don't like chain links at all. Makes the place really look unappealing.
Here are some of the pics.
Nice curb appeal; the stairs leading up from the foyer; living room; kitchen entry; dining room perspective
DR perspective to the kitchen; the kitchen; full bath; master's bedroom; master's full shower; 2nd br; 3rd br
The basement; Furnace/laundry room; the garage; nice deck chairs; playpen within the yard
First off, there were chips here and there on the kitchen bar and on the facade. The basement ceiling again, was too low. The closet space was small and the 2 bedrooms were unappealing. The living room was also too small and the kitchen needed work. The deck was lovely though but the neighbor's fence just killed the view. The time of transfer is perfect though as they are also looking at within May or June.
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