Monday, June 8, 2009

Real Estate obsession...

So, here I go again. After 6 days of being bed ridden because of my sinus surgery (which, by the way, went very well!), I spent way too many hours watching way too much HGTV, DIY, and reading too many design magazines (not that that's a bad thing :-)..)....

Also, Johnny and I have tossed around the idea of moving to Austin, TX. We are super attracted to that town and it's one we both agree on. I, of course, love Seattle and Portland, but he hates the rain, clouds...which I think I would also get sick of, being a California girl and all. Oh and another huge reason is that my sister Dara lives there. She absolutely loves it! Hopefully she stays though...she is working on her Doctorette and may or may not find a job there/be able to stay. I have visited it once (and plan to drag Johnny there soon) and loved it! It's such a funky and fun town. And obviously the fact that it's the "Live Music Capital of the world" is a huge draw too. AND there are some Master's programs that I'm very interested in there, it's one of the few places I would consider going to for grad school. Even Johnny is thinking of going back to school! Only drawback would be that it's pretty far from friends and family. :-/

So of course, in my boredom I began to look up housing there. I really think I should be in Real Esate...I LOVEE looking at homes! I don't know why! I would love to live downtown, or close to it, and be a part of all the action! I want to be able to walk to coffee shops, restaurants, shopping, etc. I told Johnny we should just sell everything and get a 500 sq ft. loft and go for it. He said "ok", kinda... haha. The thought of getting rid of all my unnecessary junk is highly appealing right now. Just have what you need and love and get rid of the rest. (Maybe I need to dejunk :)). As I was browsing lofts and condos I came across this absolutely adorable loft. PERFECT! What I've always imagined!! A little sleeping area above the kitchen, built in shelves....cozy, quaint, PERFECT!

Check it out... (can you not post PDF's on here?! - click on more info)
http://www.urbanspacerealtors.com/properties/510