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[quote=Anonymous]We saw a ton of houses - 63 to be exact - and the one we bought was about house #56.  (I saw a bunch more the same day and they didn't compare.)  How did I know it was the one? 1- It wasn't walkable to metrorail, but it did have buslines and it was 2 miles from a metro station, parking garage and my daughter's preschool.  2- the block wasn't perfect, but it was nice enough, and the neighborhood is awesome.  3- GREAT schools.  4- great park with playground within walking distance, and shops/restaurants also within walking distance.  5- it has a first floor living room AND family room.  It does not have a formal dining room, but it does have room for my dining room table.  6- it has enough bedrooms for us plus a guest room and a bonus second guest room.  (which we initially rented out.)  7- it has a finished basement, even if it isn't a posh finished basement.  8- the bathrooms are not in great shape but the kitchen is nice and needs almost no work.  9- the closets could be bigger, but it's got enough storage space.  10- It has crown moldings, hardwood floors on the first floor and a nice fireplace.  11- it's not turnkey and will still need some work, but everything works and is functional until we can replace it.  12- I love the layout of the first floor, and the second floor is fine.  Not everyone is ok with 2 bedrooms up/2 bedrooms main, but it's perfect for me and my daughter.  The house really fits the way we live - we really didn't have to buy much furniture - just bedroom furniture for the extra guest bedroom.  And last, it was only $10K above my desired max price, which is not much in the grand scheme of things, and didn't add much to the 30-year fixed mortgage at a great rate.

I'm also a very decisive person when it comes to anything but chinese food menus.  (too many choices, and all so similar!)  I generally know what I want pretty quickly once I've thoroughly sussed out the situation.  (i.e. looked at 63 houses.)[/quote]

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