Last month we took a trip to Anacortes, Washington. Anacortes is slightly north of the area that we’re targeting for our new home. Although after our trip there I was all for expanding our target area to include this cute … Continue reading →
My father asked me if we’d changed our mind about moving. “You guys are putting in a garden. Does that mean that you’re staying put?” Nope. We’re still hoping to find a new home. We figure we’ve either got to … Continue reading →
Yesterday I wrote that The Man of the House and I are looking for a view property. Here in King County there is an elaborate system for determining the value of view properties. Assessors go to properties and rate the view. … Continue reading →
The area that we want to live in is three hours away from where we live now. That forces us to do a balancing act. We want to familiarize ourselves with the new area and look at housing prospects. But … Continue reading →
As we’re looking for our new home one of the factors that we’re considering is the Olympic Rain Shadow. The rain shadow is the area around Sequim, Washington that doesn’t receive as much rainfall as other parts of the state. … Continue reading →
“Hey you?” “Huh?” “Sorry to wake you but do you think we should rethink our decision to not have children?” “What?!?” “Well, some of those property lots can be pretty big. What if we have to plow or something? We … Continue reading →
Earlier this week The Man of the House and I looked at some undeveloped property. We’ve talked about buying land and buying a house for awhile. But this was our first time up close and personal with (Gulp!) the land. We … Continue reading →
The Man of the House and I are going to look at some land this week. (Gulp!) In order to get ready I did some research and found a list of questions that we’ll be asking about the land. Has the … Continue reading →
Now that I’m delving into home building I’ve found some resources on the Internet. We’ve also seen a few properties that we like. Maybe we’ll end up building our new home! Home Building Resources: UBuildIt B4UBuild
Continue reading →Since The Man of the House and I are now considering the possibility of building a home we decided to check out modular homes. Modular homes are factory-built to the state, local or regional code where the home will be located. … Continue reading →
