house hunting

What a title, huh? Well, let's start with waking up early in the morning to drop off hubby at work. Came back home and fed Nate some breakfast, took him to school and just before I got home the hubbykins called and asked me to fetch him, he was still sick (almost a week now). my husband works so hard from 2am to 2:30 pm almost every single day. We do break down once in awhile. hubby was a tad bit irritable, I may say. I just tried my best to comfort and understand him, patience is a virture like they always say.

My mother-in-law was busy on the internet searching for foreclosure homes in our area this morning. We got so excited because she found a 2 bedroom, 2 bath that was around $200 something thousand and it was a good price, condo's 2 bedroom 2 baths here in Hawaii price ranges from 300,000 up. a one bedroom costs 200,000. When my MIL calculated how much the down payment would be we would end up paying $1,247 for mortgage. right now, we're paying $1,250 for a 1 bedroom 1 bath condo unit with one parking space. it includes all utilities like water and electricity, a/c, washer and dryer, basic cable, refrigerator, dishwasher, oven range, 3 pools, recreation area, and a trash chute. unfortunately, when she was talking to the realtor, they had informed her that there was already an offer. crap. :(

We love it here so much because it's so convenient, it's close to everything like the airport (where hubby works) which is just a 10 minute drive and my work - also a 10 minute drive... very convenient. We've lived here since 2004, we started out in a studio where we paid $750 a month. I am just praying so hard right now that hopefully we can find a 2 bedroom right here in our building. It's a secured place. We saw a few units before and it was pretty good. but back then the prices were pretty high. my MIL is just concerned with us because she's worried that rental prices might skyrocket and we'll have to deal with it. hubby's not ready to buy a house just yet. We'll keep on looking hoping we could score a jackpot someday while the prices are still low.

We went to see a condo unit just a mile from our home. me and my MIL left the car and walked instead so we can burn out the fried pork and tofu we had ate that afternoon. We met up with the realtor, she was filipina. she had a pleasant personality and she was very nice, too. She showed us the unit. the rooms are pretty small, the living room was also small, there was a lanai, a pool outside, too. The only thing I like about it is it's only on the 2nd floor, and plus I loved the granite kitchen countertop. the lowdown is... it doesn't have any washer or dryer! so, the realtor promises us she will give us listings based on our criteria. house hunting can be so tiring. :( we're hoping we could buy a starter home soon. I think it's way better than paying rent, at least the unit is yours, right? (sigh)