House Hunting...

...Who knew it could be so tiresome, annoying, and exciting all at the same time?  We completed our second go round of looking at houses this past weekend.  We saw a nice house in an older neighborhood that we probably wouldn't consider living in.  Not because it's older, but because of the area around it...can we say scary and ghetto?  The second house we saw was still being inhabited by the tenants....I don't remember much from this house except the woman that answered the door wasn't wearing any pants and their dog kept jumping on Chris and me.  I think I must've blocked everything else out....Apparently, the property managers weren't able to get ahold of the current tenants to let them know that the house was going to be shown that day and we woke them up (at 11am...do people really sleep that late anymore???).  The last house was nice, but oddly laid out.  You could tell it was being used as a party house since there was a bar set up as soon as you walked in...pretty nice...and there was an amp hooked up for some rockin' out.  These people were also learning Italiano...go figure.  This completed our viewing of houses that day.  I'm pretty sure our real estate agent was as disappointed with what we saw as we were lol!  So, lessons learned this weekend:
1.  Be patient and don't expect to find your dream home right away.
2.  Don't be afraid to tell your agent you don't want to see a home if it isn't in the right area for you.  If there any kind of decent agent, they will respect your wishes.
3.  Don't get discouraged!  See rule #1...

And, the search continues...