Now that Olivia is almost six months old, we are really going to be house hunting soon. Jack moved into his own room at nine months old but this won’t be possible in the house we are living in currently – but Olivia also needs her own space. The problem is that we are renting one of the lower priced properties in our local area, everything else is much more extortionately priced. Should we choose to buy – if we are in a position to in a couple of months – house prices are also through the roof and it will be tough to find the right thing in our budget in this area.
We have been considering further afield but we are reluctant to move Jack away from his school and his friends as yet if we don’t have to so we will be continuing to look in our local area for now and see if we come up trumps. But what exactly are we looking for?
Three Bedrooms (At Least)
We need a bedroom for us, a bedroom for Jack and a bedroom for Olivia. It would be great if we could also have a spare bedroom but we are aware that may just push our budget that bit too much.
A Large Kitchen
After living in a cottage with a massive kitchen and small rooms and then this house with a tiny kitchen and much bigger rooms, we are looking for a property that doesn’t skimp on the size of either. Our kitchen is absolutely tiny and it can be quite horrible to cook in there as you simply have no space whatsoever. We will be looking for a decent sized kitchen in whichever property we move to next.
A Fireplace
We want a fireplace as it is something we have desperately missed since moving out of the cottage six years ago. Whether we opt for an ethanol fireplace from EthanolFireplacePros.com or something different remains to be seen but we want something warm and comforting to look at in the living room.
A Home Office Space
This doesn’t need to be a whole room, it can simply be a decent sized space in the corner of another room but I really need a nice office space to work from. I’m really going to be working on my freelance side of things now that Olivia is getting a little bigger and can go out with grandparents for the day – I will be taking full advantage of the child free time I have to get plenty of work done so need a nice space to work from.
What do you look for in a house when you are house hunting? Are there any things that will absolutely sell it for you?
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