It was a bust

Unfortunately, last nights search was a bust. Out of the 5 houses we initially we wanted to see, 3 of them were already pending or sold. The two we saw weren't awful by any means. One was gorgeous with tons of character. Unfortunately, character is codeword for old. Like seriously old. The other had a nice floor plan, a falling apart deck and a huge hill as a backyard. This one might could potentially be an option, but I'm not paying full price for it. No way, no how.

So, we're going out again on Saturday afternoon. We've extended our search way further than we'd ever wanted to, and we've dropped things from our list. Who would have thought that I'd be willing to go w/ no central air so long as there is duct work for us to put one in a house that is priced right? Crazy, right?! Instead of two garage spaces, I'll settle for one. I'm willing to purchase something with crappy carpet or an unfinished basement. Doesn't have two baths, I'll settle for one. Seriously, I'm willing to settle for some things, it shouldn't be this difficult! It just so happens that the houses that meet our downgraded criteria don't have a basement, are on a busy road, are too far away (come one we're NOT driving an hour each way to work), in a shady neighborhood, it's way too expensive or someone else has already snatched it up. I'm so over this right now, it's not even funny!