So that house I went to see yesterday? It was criminally disappointing. The first floor and the upstairs were absolutely beautiful. Yes the carpet needed to be replaced and yes the walls needed to be repainted because even though the paint was new, whoever did the job didn't even try to paint within the lines. But the floor plan itself was perfect, the size was perfect, the hardwood floors were those old, thick hearty fuckers. I really like what I was seeing. Everything fell apart as soon as we got to the basement though. There were multiple horizontal cracks on all four sides of the block based foundation, many of them leaking water. No wonder the place was going for so cheap.

kleinbl00 more than likely has the right idea on waiting right now, and outside of poking around at something that looks like it might be a steal, I think I'm gonna talk to my wife about slowing down our search. The good houses here at good prices get snatched up left and right within days of going on the market, leaving the crap left overs for everyone else. Even if prices dropped by 20 or 30%, that'll open our options up so much more.

Besides, like always, I'm trying to figure myself out. There's no saying I can't do other things while I'm doing that, but the less distractions the better. I have Friday off. I think I'm gonna wake up early, fill my tank to the top, and just drive south for a while.