House Hunting Adventures, Part 2

I'm back with some fresh new houses! (Get caught up on our first <a href="http://jennasuedesign.blogspot.com/2013/10/house-hunting-adventures-part-1.html">house hunting adventure here</a>.)<br /><br />At this point we've been able to narrow down some parameters as we have a better handle on what's out there. As for location—we want to live below the snow line and Brad wants a short commute to work, so unfortunately a lot of our original neighborhoods have been eliminated.<br /><br />This coupled with the fact that there's super low inventory (barely one new house per week that meets our basic criteria), I've had to lower my standards a bit. And we've been looking above our original budget.<br /><br />With that said, here's what we found recently...<br /><br /><b>House #1</b><br /><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBCp-TAWlnKjBp7KfEpifP1C13wJFpBBgPP2XwP6FCOfus7M0_ZU9GWmdA1bw-ZUHRoZhcLP4SPNbL513L8DJPLgEEBQPZ7YBTPTr0_TByPfEjAc5lG0RWhEQWaDEXQpt1UsGVqcyQkYR/s1600/IMG_2941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBCp-TAWlnKjBp7KfEpifP1C13wJFpBBgPP2XwP6FCOfus7M0_ZU9GWmdA1bw-ZUHRoZhcLP4SPNbL513L8DJPLgEEBQPZ7YBTPTr0_TByPfEjAc5lG0RWhEQWaDEXQpt1UsGVqcyQkYR/s1600/IMG_2941.jpg" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br />This house was in a highly desirable neighborhood with a pretty breathtaking view. It also looked like it hadn't been touched since it was built decades ago.<br /><br />Foyer from the front door:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TGcGk1nXZIOYR0gTSLgpcl-t85Bn8gGXGDk-dTddxTvkLttfuq87BfnfXcxf4WlvAgPwlIdtSPVGPaDGQEGtBWPNkJDvxiZ-vKk8vihh2lBOvdDOgFSYGIh5rojs3wRfnLNQ5puHgHw5/s1600/IMG_2943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7TGcGk1nXZIOYR0gTSLgpcl-t85Bn8gGXGDk-dTddxTvkLttfuq87BfnfXcxf4WlvAgPwlIdtSPVGPaDGQEGtBWPNkJDvxiZ-vKk8vihh2lBOvdDOgFSYGIh5rojs3wRfnLNQ5puHgHw5/s1600/IMG_2943.jpg" /></a></div><br />Old school dining room to your left:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3MrgJ4x0NGOlwHG-ihN_R2KnTHRvdR3FP3O2Ik_KIBZht9v2mgVRSSHhY60vroTJDmH2eCEdS6IyjJVKzBKi1P56oo4zvRVcaNylGfmpzMZRtMxb_nVRz-6Uad4_HDciB9soT4c9At34/s1600/IMG_2944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3MrgJ4x0NGOlwHG-ihN_R2KnTHRvdR3FP3O2Ik_KIBZht9v2mgVRSSHhY60vroTJDmH2eCEdS6IyjJVKzBKi1P56oo4zvRVcaNylGfmpzMZRtMxb_nVRz-6Uad4_HDciB9soT4c9At34/s1600/IMG_2944.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />And this faux finished room to your right:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhdhQZo2DcA-t1x6H0JwDCU1ywomjyB8nvhhF-jFJtcFxEeAb6qCTLUCW-CCo7aMYAa0jXsidj6wnBz66Yow0m2kqh9nJfY_gASJpJx_h0-GMwT5wqe5ambRAVuSwvLzk2WXo2KqLTs2Y/s1600/IMG_2942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhdhQZo2DcA-t1x6H0JwDCU1ywomjyB8nvhhF-jFJtcFxEeAb6qCTLUCW-CCo7aMYAa0jXsidj6wnBz66Yow0m2kqh9nJfY_gASJpJx_h0-GMwT5wqe5ambRAVuSwvLzk2WXo2KqLTs2Y/s1600/IMG_2942.jpg" /></a></div><br />The dollar signs were multiplying with every new outdated room I walked into...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFcWErozi4TUb4JcWn4-1SB4YT5kTnxHIVe_ThM1ehQmhu-S8766u3kX6uqeuzWzCR1qEKo1ZzyaHeYrMZqXymUs-gbzl-p2K78zYtTC3_TVr5VDVrJhtVPMtBF_2H9yK7UYO1mBqcKSP/s1600/IMG_2946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFcWErozi4TUb4JcWn4-1SB4YT5kTnxHIVe_ThM1ehQmhu-S8766u3kX6uqeuzWzCR1qEKo1ZzyaHeYrMZqXymUs-gbzl-p2K78zYtTC3_TVr5VDVrJhtVPMtBF_2H9yK7UYO1mBqcKSP/s1600/IMG_2946.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzfO5HvOMpqCUw-pyFd2s_wFsXy2jnrDHd6MBLTTYsYjIxKVTcR4CGU4H2FJJvL4hTFna6z0Ob5iVF33bO2mbT0DsSfKu99NK9ahuYBZX10Dg5w_hjzKCH9bI46-bidp1O6UAkCh_esKD/s1600/IMG_2945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzfO5HvOMpqCUw-pyFd2s_wFsXy2jnrDHd6MBLTTYsYjIxKVTcR4CGU4H2FJJvL4hTFna6z0Ob5iVF33bO2mbT0DsSfKu99NK9ahuYBZX10Dg5w_hjzKCH9bI46-bidp1O6UAkCh_esKD/s1600/IMG_2945.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFM6wsZD4ZWgkhftFlNxqklWt7gAmCKA_AkVYdrD3i9DRD4KSDrB2KGCZvcgsDSVSN2Sw8wj_k3qDabx9hsL7F8QeAduurzqMWT0jEKkQ9f3otU-PuJ0NozKeNEpGsWwrCP7YctPlVvCT/s1600/IMG_2962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFM6wsZD4ZWgkhftFlNxqklWt7gAmCKA_AkVYdrD3i9DRD4KSDrB2KGCZvcgsDSVSN2Sw8wj_k3qDabx9hsL7F8QeAduurzqMWT0jEKkQ9f3otU-PuJ0NozKeNEpGsWwrCP7YctPlVvCT/s1600/IMG_2962.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Faux finished textured walls in so many rooms. I hate textured walls... unfortunately many houses have that here.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZOzgTCL4UQbhWuU3WOhnhGmZ13dzSSasB3cYXExT8gNx_8VrxzCx6dKncZ-uXqwk7t0P4l6zQ-WsaKp0NIBR5gLUyd5MGs6zKeAjy2kWYH_ZzzT-4FND6teHD5qwU84bFbIDzYMOnufo/s1600/IMG_2951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZOzgTCL4UQbhWuU3WOhnhGmZ13dzSSasB3cYXExT8gNx_8VrxzCx6dKncZ-uXqwk7t0P4l6zQ-WsaKp0NIBR5gLUyd5MGs6zKeAjy2kWYH_ZzzT-4FND6teHD5qwU84bFbIDzYMOnufo/s1600/IMG_2951.jpg" /></a></div><br />But this living room was my favorite—it had a lot of potential.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEj6OW5iSAIXZ8Tbo0IPPtDuVPckTC9LrAD4n_799FfanLmrPgVZ-5vin0eAZFMRUTKlYq8uCzB1byd1dDHvgpoeTt9i5-nP1hD04M08mXJwGt6wAsmfkrEVYF5HoLwsJ3WpJG91LFjE2Q/s1600/IMG_2961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEj6OW5iSAIXZ8Tbo0IPPtDuVPckTC9LrAD4n_799FfanLmrPgVZ-5vin0eAZFMRUTKlYq8uCzB1byd1dDHvgpoeTt9i5-nP1hD04M08mXJwGt6wAsmfkrEVYF5HoLwsJ3WpJG91LFjE2Q/s1600/IMG_2961.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />It also had a great view across from the fireplace (not that you'd know it from these overexposed iPhone photos)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq2mnrzdSsWyi2JGJ1aKtsfic3rqyyzP_FZ0OuuooFT4JW8FQqfs8edNILGt4x7tAtnLBQY6XOGNHh9lkM8Unb-w9Kb79agqYsBMZDoPbHIgbKa-XCGMSf-faf9vUiRfGpSsq22wRLWlw/s1600/IMG_2952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq2mnrzdSsWyi2JGJ1aKtsfic3rqyyzP_FZ0OuuooFT4JW8FQqfs8edNILGt4x7tAtnLBQY6XOGNHh9lkM8Unb-w9Kb79agqYsBMZDoPbHIgbKa-XCGMSf-faf9vUiRfGpSsq22wRLWlw/s1600/IMG_2952.jpg" /></a></div><br />The master bedroom was just off the living room and also had a great view overlooking the deck. More faux paint and textures.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbsYwQCeFLZldeUo3qBIi-ZO1DODe9hGlsTYRvwZO57b12GQW9dhdhArQfKCgbtz_pXEv49KfLDlJ2Yc1C8BhJ8wpgN148VxVkmGJYAw_Zc2VYO-cFKfhhPpqwpzpnfiNgsKwjELIVPwR/s1600/IMG_2950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbsYwQCeFLZldeUo3qBIi-ZO1DODe9hGlsTYRvwZO57b12GQW9dhdhArQfKCgbtz_pXEv49KfLDlJ2Yc1C8BhJ8wpgN148VxVkmGJYAw_Zc2VYO-cFKfhhPpqwpzpnfiNgsKwjELIVPwR/s1600/IMG_2950.jpg" /></a></div><br />Interesting window shapes in the master bath. And yes, I believe that is carpet on the side of the bathtub.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrOX8s7uPefhI3yV7xisTnBZ9X4HHA5dzTD4E2Vfkvdd6RHE_gwOvhCPe2014qHO8gLD1VBzHPVU4krRgNGEKj1ywm8jaBGGnqTmoXcpz6qQCiBnxcb1rdCoDi6IOE06DcOg9HAyykrQN/s1600/IMG_2949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrOX8s7uPefhI3yV7xisTnBZ9X4HHA5dzTD4E2Vfkvdd6RHE_gwOvhCPe2014qHO8gLD1VBzHPVU4krRgNGEKj1ywm8jaBGGnqTmoXcpz6qQCiBnxcb1rdCoDi6IOE06DcOg9HAyykrQN/s1600/IMG_2949.jpg" /></a></div><br />A hallway leading to some more rooms...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsn8XvKy1ViuSIRajWlqaBg1s2n4bLWlJzTpXsP6PV9M2Wf5vphVBONqkc2STWRwoGwX0IWjeZK2XYtWIdKH1xnRlo4UmDyoIaq9xINVyQqv7BTV-Q8002icyZWWIMZj3UBvWul0xnFkV/s1600/IMG_2947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsn8XvKy1ViuSIRajWlqaBg1s2n4bLWlJzTpXsP6PV9M2Wf5vphVBONqkc2STWRwoGwX0IWjeZK2XYtWIdKH1xnRlo4UmDyoIaq9xINVyQqv7BTV-Q8002icyZWWIMZj3UBvWul0xnFkV/s1600/IMG_2947.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Like the emerald bathroom...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCAdlQVg-N4AnKQWjDgSozmVkHdKBLFRDlu02sWubbQq5IrjFPZNZ8zT65hsWKvSS43BbcYnyvp4Q9tPi6PNSQeDn6bKC0cqal1WedCNLgCRNDtA5hlhf1wlHgSDiu81ZI-UOSOyqH7j4/s1600/IMG_2948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCAdlQVg-N4AnKQWjDgSozmVkHdKBLFRDlu02sWubbQq5IrjFPZNZ8zT65hsWKvSS43BbcYnyvp4Q9tPi6PNSQeDn6bKC0cqal1WedCNLgCRNDtA5hlhf1wlHgSDiu81ZI-UOSOyqH7j4/s1600/IMG_2948.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Downstairs there was giant basement with a bunch of rooms. It was huge and empty down there.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TD44687kuxLowRGlJlea3D3-6aAkeMJuJ1Q7fLRQq0sNqJN4R6AVC9pNMtpAOmUPFtJJlVi8a2sq0aeTVmpj6UDBMxyQdwmm4qmjMIIwqPuf7wc9ouZoxuTT0YkmJXAZQ8HTzhGddY3v/s1600/IMG_2964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TD44687kuxLowRGlJlea3D3-6aAkeMJuJ1Q7fLRQq0sNqJN4R6AVC9pNMtpAOmUPFtJJlVi8a2sq0aeTVmpj6UDBMxyQdwmm4qmjMIIwqPuf7wc9ouZoxuTT0YkmJXAZQ8HTzhGddY3v/s1600/IMG_2964.jpg" /></a></div><br />It was very 70's.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-sHAmLXuIysspzE_Bxa5YouUP7SNn_cMf3-GySRKs972ZdfeEej2kflWrNjw4pUlN4m2uytOMaoN1ZQevVDlqzKewfOB8bgzagrZFN-WgVJY2KgM0wreMUJwdK4ii4jx13SGnEtiQ5jG/s1600/IMG_2966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-sHAmLXuIysspzE_Bxa5YouUP7SNn_cMf3-GySRKs972ZdfeEej2kflWrNjw4pUlN4m2uytOMaoN1ZQevVDlqzKewfOB8bgzagrZFN-WgVJY2KgM0wreMUJwdK4ii4jx13SGnEtiQ5jG/s1600/IMG_2966.jpg" /></a></div><br />There were also tons of storage areas like this... it was like a maze of scaffolded rooms you could get lost in. Strange.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiML1me3lTOIe8AU69WOn9dfI1n_ixvg8G5XcUHp5DWnPVRb8rw8e0zXWcwC_OtKvXMj1OjCnpg2vCbNC0-XzMoGq2ouLah97I1g_J9vzixz4InguM0xQ_Me44DyCPT5fbnmF0XOHswmgVu/s1600/IMG_2967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiML1me3lTOIe8AU69WOn9dfI1n_ixvg8G5XcUHp5DWnPVRb8rw8e0zXWcwC_OtKvXMj1OjCnpg2vCbNC0-XzMoGq2ouLah97I1g_J9vzixz4InguM0xQ_Me44DyCPT5fbnmF0XOHswmgVu/s1600/IMG_2967.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />But the outside was great.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWasWujNlIDEcxYo592D309ct52b0TpLAQmrVsPMrHhK-8z4-9vdLJSCwrH8lzFeTGxWtHcC7qcq7JlmhPtdita8JM1SrdsiKZ_7DZGgeAoyuZBfoamQL21d875G_1CTjzJzMRu7rT3HnX/s1600/IMG_2955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWasWujNlIDEcxYo592D309ct52b0TpLAQmrVsPMrHhK-8z4-9vdLJSCwrH8lzFeTGxWtHcC7qcq7JlmhPtdita8JM1SrdsiKZ_7DZGgeAoyuZBfoamQL21d875G_1CTjzJzMRu7rT3HnX/s1600/IMG_2955.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />You'd have to cut back a lot of the trees to fully take in the view, but trust me, it was beautiful.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC65El3MVj7EWrmf4FZTMaSgIR_2U0gP3yjNih-qdJEfh20mQef5gow6vHBNYwjT87dHXk4_AEUxa8vYI-FpX_0CZdc3a-lFCqWAOAFq7u_hwIYESSnyUthQ7wVmVmKeHbwWizfdv0qViA/s1600/IMG_2958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC65El3MVj7EWrmf4FZTMaSgIR_2U0gP3yjNih-qdJEfh20mQef5gow6vHBNYwjT87dHXk4_AEUxa8vYI-FpX_0CZdc3a-lFCqWAOAFq7u_hwIYESSnyUthQ7wVmVmKeHbwWizfdv0qViA/s1600/IMG_2958.jpg" /></a></div><br />The deck wrapped around the whole house and there were lots of pergolas.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNR18CcHUHS5hP25LBZeKB1FaodvikAsBy-HzrzLDQIFT0eA6b6R5dFd2HI6RNndQG_9cifc0gPzxKZNkShqUcgj3PQW1b-UB0NiLrWigW1WsY9aTPyiDt5CLFxDW0RPZAm31QfofDgAz/s1600/IMG_2960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNR18CcHUHS5hP25LBZeKB1FaodvikAsBy-HzrzLDQIFT0eA6b6R5dFd2HI6RNndQG_9cifc0gPzxKZNkShqUcgj3PQW1b-UB0NiLrWigW1WsY9aTPyiDt5CLFxDW0RPZAm31QfofDgAz/s1600/IMG_2960.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvf8eofOtzXex-GnXZdZGD16StX1-BdqaTLxCO0SURFNLta5evvR5k1ruooySkBwcNtwQRekZNg3lkWQxzpz_JU3WS2DH9kuC_kESVtbQayFJ-j0Pw0LWqNg5gPDJSuT-tpqBAXI45IiUx/s1600/IMG_2953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvf8eofOtzXex-GnXZdZGD16StX1-BdqaTLxCO0SURFNLta5evvR5k1ruooySkBwcNtwQRekZNg3lkWQxzpz_JU3WS2DH9kuC_kESVtbQayFJ-j0Pw0LWqNg5gPDJSuT-tpqBAXI45IiUx/s1600/IMG_2953.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJh68YNKF7rqNrV3ztsMj5qSZ6xAuiB1CS_5qmIymTvc71Vd2bI1ZBwZJJ5yQ2zKVSDdpQWD5bvwbFyvVSkrMrAlYh8fBqOCssYuBJMnEBI2Orv2IJP6m_ceFyhsEiyrv0DYzAc0hpNYx/s1600/IMG_2957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJh68YNKF7rqNrV3ztsMj5qSZ6xAuiB1CS_5qmIymTvc71Vd2bI1ZBwZJJ5yQ2zKVSDdpQWD5bvwbFyvVSkrMrAlYh8fBqOCssYuBJMnEBI2Orv2IJP6m_ceFyhsEiyrv0DYzAc0hpNYx/s1600/IMG_2957.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>The Verdict: </b>Way too much work for way too much money. This house was over budget, and too big in my opinion. The location was great but that's about it. It was a definite no for both of us.<br /><br /><br /><b>House #2</b><br /><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpYk0kRbyLjjY53BdRGH5oZqdexGxT2w_JcjThC-VpFAKMFwDQ3GJreCOdTp_HnwUmvdXZz2f8Clyactm5JYwrMm5JGyk-NG4dPW-LyEBGncFk8C4kHSN0yQn_EUKvBmgkSZyYmgpO2Ax/s1600/IMG_2939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpYk0kRbyLjjY53BdRGH5oZqdexGxT2w_JcjThC-VpFAKMFwDQ3GJreCOdTp_HnwUmvdXZz2f8Clyactm5JYwrMm5JGyk-NG4dPW-LyEBGncFk8C4kHSN0yQn_EUKvBmgkSZyYmgpO2Ax/s1600/IMG_2939.jpg" /></a></div><b><br /></b><b><br /></b>This was also in a (different) highly desirable neighborhood.<br /><br />I loved the front entrance:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPjaRqcnA0hqDANhtWCP45TrcCHyja3yCDnsOU5qQeo8uoNLjdwEuuyUxl_3eFFlYl2SNCZQNDgw86ov_stgLiE5K62ettcSMFOWywXms03a7UoX4Z_jkLrifWi-OD6deKghRsy6VYbe_/s1600/IMG_2938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPjaRqcnA0hqDANhtWCP45TrcCHyja3yCDnsOU5qQeo8uoNLjdwEuuyUxl_3eFFlYl2SNCZQNDgw86ov_stgLiE5K62ettcSMFOWywXms03a7UoX4Z_jkLrifWi-OD6deKghRsy6VYbe_/s1600/IMG_2938.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />The foyer was.... interesting.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVObUXZ0GOXWjNrIHO6NEcu5SnhweqMAvpffqBRLkHwepWB9L0_XtdBJwI8OlzaJf7Eq67fvIh_TE_3Z4y2tfNgeMrWmPy_cTEPc_r-n3ecgX8MoowaWuahOgPnbT5UsLr1TZLH7cxXyAY/s1600/IMG_2914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVObUXZ0GOXWjNrIHO6NEcu5SnhweqMAvpffqBRLkHwepWB9L0_XtdBJwI8OlzaJf7Eq67fvIh_TE_3Z4y2tfNgeMrWmPy_cTEPc_r-n3ecgX8MoowaWuahOgPnbT5UsLr1TZLH7cxXyAY/s1600/IMG_2914.jpg" /></a></div><br />Great potential though.<br /><br />View from the front door onto the living room....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylNgQ9zIZaow4j2gJk8-54bnk6gAQqamakBcJpFZrQeSEosIK8kSgj9gV0-MTk3lIJoUpO75bzI_wkB4yYc0yp9iu8uvRAO4IUqw6ZkXyMJ5GYxhZKBs3q5KD3bOgUMZB4jZz9FOhqcIb/s1600/IMG_2933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylNgQ9zIZaow4j2gJk8-54bnk6gAQqamakBcJpFZrQeSEosIK8kSgj9gV0-MTk3lIJoUpO75bzI_wkB4yYc0yp9iu8uvRAO4IUqw6ZkXyMJ5GYxhZKBs3q5KD3bOgUMZB4jZz9FOhqcIb/s1600/IMG_2933.jpg" /></a></div><br />Living room again. It had screen doors that opened onto the deck.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0XcgWG8AHftW6vIEYip0agod5mWgCSo32nowndXjCU9Jiym2l_cZ483-Jld_0a7AcWBhnzu-39zRPYhV9zCx9_glOoKP7xXHXtDZIWkRhyTnthF5FceIB3vZSFfSDHkfh-wv3AkiIg8z/s1600/IMG_2913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0XcgWG8AHftW6vIEYip0agod5mWgCSo32nowndXjCU9Jiym2l_cZ483-Jld_0a7AcWBhnzu-39zRPYhV9zCx9_glOoKP7xXHXtDZIWkRhyTnthF5FceIB3vZSFfSDHkfh-wv3AkiIg8z/s1600/IMG_2913.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />To the left of the front door is the kitchen/seating area... by far my favorite spot in the house.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCU5osdLwdeSV2r29KdN9wwNzSIXuVbjU0sdCFzPAGoadFnCwzJebkQ9XrNwuD6oN6aw-SCqjK04IcyYqxDUYDth7wnX5_3EcD4T3JdHiSFmH5nIDjzYG4B6wkRXM6m5d6M0Pvapyr46E/s1600/IMG_2936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCU5osdLwdeSV2r29KdN9wwNzSIXuVbjU0sdCFzPAGoadFnCwzJebkQ9XrNwuD6oN6aw-SCqjK04IcyYqxDUYDth7wnX5_3EcD4T3JdHiSFmH5nIDjzYG4B6wkRXM6m5d6M0Pvapyr46E/s1600/IMG_2936.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHCCVZTenNJtaBorUtSV2eksp5BqBwPyFkoZS_mlGpYpjm8c85HUO6X_TUBItTLuIWmeD8smc47y46ygGAntXiqjpzZ4SFSBEFIoymuQx8j3We8deI_nPkKhUgyb3eQXEgWiQbyCXR9xl/s1600/IMG_2919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHCCVZTenNJtaBorUtSV2eksp5BqBwPyFkoZS_mlGpYpjm8c85HUO6X_TUBItTLuIWmeD8smc47y46ygGAntXiqjpzZ4SFSBEFIoymuQx8j3We8deI_nPkKhUgyb3eQXEgWiQbyCXR9xl/s1600/IMG_2919.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />It was the wood beams that won me over.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtI4J1PdE-w0-Vt9aXeR5nujQSOf2xI9j5AC68uVTkQCYcpeIKiDv5wl3BC1HpdcTANq-FtlztpDJbTvMsV7RMfqEnQMLiXFYzZ0N8u2_YTSlIxfJdlbmno03Zx-qX9mNAENbn6dMWmcJg/s1600/IMG_2920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtI4J1PdE-w0-Vt9aXeR5nujQSOf2xI9j5AC68uVTkQCYcpeIKiDv5wl3BC1HpdcTANq-FtlztpDJbTvMsV7RMfqEnQMLiXFYzZ0N8u2_YTSlIxfJdlbmno03Zx-qX9mNAENbn6dMWmcJg/s1600/IMG_2920.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurpTBJOd4kcouPEqvgDp3b9Lrv3kEtNgX897AYbd_bLauyhJR8L7Pyi9bOGLpzYvUltIN6zxRN3mKOkWpxGExr26hHUPNDAhyphenhyphenR4Ql5hq9Rs8YhbTGkgXxdOgasnYK-MdNhnEIiNU9L2J-/s1600/IMG_2921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurpTBJOd4kcouPEqvgDp3b9Lrv3kEtNgX897AYbd_bLauyhJR8L7Pyi9bOGLpzYvUltIN6zxRN3mKOkWpxGExr26hHUPNDAhyphenhyphenR4Ql5hq9Rs8YhbTGkgXxdOgasnYK-MdNhnEIiNU9L2J-/s1600/IMG_2921.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6Na61HrNf1j4mPrjsf2r7JdgmGtHLbdzq_nduxGm54lM1a_r4lxR3i-CJSFrpCJ5VThMSl8BL8RE-_Jd2pixYzMPczd5vzAhWFotE2XdkGNmB_HORH7Vz6nNcFtxtZreIZYaVjETvkuS/s1600/IMG_2935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6Na61HrNf1j4mPrjsf2r7JdgmGtHLbdzq_nduxGm54lM1a_r4lxR3i-CJSFrpCJ5VThMSl8BL8RE-_Jd2pixYzMPczd5vzAhWFotE2XdkGNmB_HORH7Vz6nNcFtxtZreIZYaVjETvkuS/s1600/IMG_2935.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I loved how cozy and open it was. There was even this bonus pantry/storage room.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfDut8Qe6nLFp5k1Nw73szmzLmofGc9P4xOjIZ3sb2VXmrZvFthMbDkL8sjfBn7GtDHE97JwXfzSmcsRcPRhgQ6DUVV08aJ0n3e7FkD4hl-vdgRu3kkMsSNJ1LB23boOAVzPF-iiRjVdV/s1600/IMG_2918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfDut8Qe6nLFp5k1Nw73szmzLmofGc9P4xOjIZ3sb2VXmrZvFthMbDkL8sjfBn7GtDHE97JwXfzSmcsRcPRhgQ6DUVV08aJ0n3e7FkD4hl-vdgRu3kkMsSNJ1LB23boOAVzPF-iiRjVdV/s1600/IMG_2918.jpg" /></a></div><br />Next to the kitchen there was a bathroom and dining area (not shown)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFL4iFE6fk0AmwOfDTL_9520ewNScwpcckrmAPB8XQ8xabFQ9AfdyHQqatPb0nTMKdgjqe77C5M50RrxYmdXzrydAXyUC_p7XWwLR9S2DdF-b0jKrMMxBxHXC5qVttnjA9-RgPh_Lw5OO/s1600/IMG_2917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFL4iFE6fk0AmwOfDTL_9520ewNScwpcckrmAPB8XQ8xabFQ9AfdyHQqatPb0nTMKdgjqe77C5M50RrxYmdXzrydAXyUC_p7XWwLR9S2DdF-b0jKrMMxBxHXC5qVttnjA9-RgPh_Lw5OO/s1600/IMG_2917.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Heading back down the hallway... master bedroom on the left:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Mb_cIF0VdziCQ5wvOr5N_oiE2HrsA3_4MckYTI2Oc472EUn7QVOJXpOxPyKKpMuT-lDZUNmi53F7JHTtKZF27HVICku9OtDsKlezse7Lau9j_7zYxZFyl6cW64nNWpP-IuS7YETIkfG3/s1600/IMG_2937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Mb_cIF0VdziCQ5wvOr5N_oiE2HrsA3_4MckYTI2Oc472EUn7QVOJXpOxPyKKpMuT-lDZUNmi53F7JHTtKZF27HVICku9OtDsKlezse7Lau9j_7zYxZFyl6cW64nNWpP-IuS7YETIkfG3/s1600/IMG_2937.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg515KORP-QTlUBNltpR1GzkquyKYskt-kzcB-5Yaaz4ngGwPisgHbaMuMPqwcHnU4rxta7wuVb66QQMzzxzlYuadF55fC0PYQotur3VHx-T9fy53W29haTEe7xddbv_o2yuqJAr5lPba81/s1600/IMG_2923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg515KORP-QTlUBNltpR1GzkquyKYskt-kzcB-5Yaaz4ngGwPisgHbaMuMPqwcHnU4rxta7wuVb66QQMzzxzlYuadF55fC0PYQotur3VHx-T9fy53W29haTEe7xddbv_o2yuqJAr5lPba81/s1600/IMG_2923.jpg" /></a></div><br />Master bath (this photo, I know)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCYQKnIeqe7fhWwSUODmLI__KgbRvMQp1sTKt13B1dCsX7eS4aMuJ-VaV7Fs-Fvpl8OEz0VoMo2CHbj9XcjvNFm3nX659E5svg7ZlsIarqdw9KGT_04SN8YswBiGJIppi4HGLorMSAKPM/s1600/IMG_2924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCYQKnIeqe7fhWwSUODmLI__KgbRvMQp1sTKt13B1dCsX7eS4aMuJ-VaV7Fs-Fvpl8OEz0VoMo2CHbj9XcjvNFm3nX659E5svg7ZlsIarqdw9KGT_04SN8YswBiGJIppi4HGLorMSAKPM/s1600/IMG_2924.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Large walk in:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTyYbHuO0Oab0YU3NMN3S_pIeXZuRPYDf6HKvOR-AOHRkEvRrPXkQBq60nqu6CCRbWTsaLcHcIGIW3XaRy5Ngg0LzXvE0PYpzhPKJxAbyAwHIDW4hXh0G_JG1VZnHr2PqGbC9cowUZ08w/s1600/IMG_2932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTyYbHuO0Oab0YU3NMN3S_pIeXZuRPYDf6HKvOR-AOHRkEvRrPXkQBq60nqu6CCRbWTsaLcHcIGIW3XaRy5Ngg0LzXvE0PYpzhPKJxAbyAwHIDW4hXh0G_JG1VZnHr2PqGbC9cowUZ08w/s1600/IMG_2932.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Across from the master was another bedroom:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNSvDg4yWsIeCHfLe3xxm-OyXwQh47hQ7Zl4B449GuZMOehlZAhMXsHOC_YZdN4jG3AWQNAio-1qDSFMVETmMuCwhQYLIJZvSzOzB9FBKT1dZh2PCVzmuBOuRonnS0BudzbIFEpJmiFZ_/s1600/IMG_2925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNSvDg4yWsIeCHfLe3xxm-OyXwQh47hQ7Zl4B449GuZMOehlZAhMXsHOC_YZdN4jG3AWQNAio-1qDSFMVETmMuCwhQYLIJZvSzOzB9FBKT1dZh2PCVzmuBOuRonnS0BudzbIFEpJmiFZ_/s1600/IMG_2925.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />And a third:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDCGYuQ9aQLcPrf7nmNVcw2KvzWLIiIUcTBdTky69HmjPAYp9YqqgHVNdstmqq2GTEtE7NYzdJpMWZaof3ilKxVPQ1sdW24FjcFWSDuH-tQiyj8f565IgAiY3btLG1TQRxO4FVA84n9aG/s1600/IMG_2922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDCGYuQ9aQLcPrf7nmNVcw2KvzWLIiIUcTBdTky69HmjPAYp9YqqgHVNdstmqq2GTEtE7NYzdJpMWZaof3ilKxVPQ1sdW24FjcFWSDuH-tQiyj8f565IgAiY3btLG1TQRxO4FVA84n9aG/s1600/IMG_2922.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />And another bathroom:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfRkjktPKC3eGL6zxCTJadlxhmoGTfOemWSnhOONQa77WmzFuiYoQT5GTQatMKuXdC2wgx71J0KeDm_owfV5jJwylDNVkZLOIgjK-Eyuvh_zt0np7nzLSoBD4ycx4Z8wO8urRKp-tSn0C/s1600/IMG_2926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfRkjktPKC3eGL6zxCTJadlxhmoGTfOemWSnhOONQa77WmzFuiYoQT5GTQatMKuXdC2wgx71J0KeDm_owfV5jJwylDNVkZLOIgjK-Eyuvh_zt0np7nzLSoBD4ycx4Z8wO8urRKp-tSn0C/s1600/IMG_2926.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Downstairs there was a basement...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95l7ukW4SCTECMRMISAtQwJHjdNFQA_aQ9ZGyta44rg3y7wYqwMqhU-YTWVWUhqI5a6ENb8PAnjI4fQoSkg75RB2XXcAA1L0KkW6H3lEj9VoMK_AdgbkEoNsIF2a8NYBQ-OcvPsYp_ARW/s1600/IMG_2928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95l7ukW4SCTECMRMISAtQwJHjdNFQA_aQ9ZGyta44rg3y7wYqwMqhU-YTWVWUhqI5a6ENb8PAnjI4fQoSkg75RB2XXcAA1L0KkW6H3lEj9VoMK_AdgbkEoNsIF2a8NYBQ-OcvPsYp_ARW/s1600/IMG_2928.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />And another bathroom:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZYillAht4HYin04MSQ7CtDyYp18Q9iiyg_a-Qeo0_wlvQbre9ew409-jLvnXOfep-Zs3_BRE2iw4lJpEB0csA6bXLkq5N9r6J6cTLJvLkyguGFJcpv7gcZlX5DXmies237lm0DGwM9-_/s1600/IMG_2931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZYillAht4HYin04MSQ7CtDyYp18Q9iiyg_a-Qeo0_wlvQbre9ew409-jLvnXOfep-Zs3_BRE2iw4lJpEB0csA6bXLkq5N9r6J6cTLJvLkyguGFJcpv7gcZlX5DXmies237lm0DGwM9-_/s1600/IMG_2931.jpg" /></a></div><br />Here's the back of the house from the yard:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBJVgKjZwAak_eXcSq527zwqLTnQtMRQXDgzjuzSppiM6HlY1M_RNy3DMFQXWf1QZCnDrMC5u0MtkXuCDCMeXvYBKdIGGCWoJe8jMPzs4TBPUAeAnamRqfKX30oYdq8D19dUH46yb86VH/s1600/IMG_2929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBJVgKjZwAak_eXcSq527zwqLTnQtMRQXDgzjuzSppiM6HlY1M_RNy3DMFQXWf1QZCnDrMC5u0MtkXuCDCMeXvYBKdIGGCWoJe8jMPzs4TBPUAeAnamRqfKX30oYdq8D19dUH46yb86VH/s1600/IMG_2929.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the view of the yard from the deck:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-v1C89Qd1A_orDrT6G3KUs4vLo8G51946vfwjjEYB9XIcSE_8MO-5I2L1g8GHBnTR00Hqwh7-P8Thf-7xZIWCo7xFNtENTxcWS3mlUfFrJkbXSzVcw4JDGhJLvapg8Xct3otOg_oevIWj/s1600/IMG_2911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-v1C89Qd1A_orDrT6G3KUs4vLo8G51946vfwjjEYB9XIcSE_8MO-5I2L1g8GHBnTR00Hqwh7-P8Thf-7xZIWCo7xFNtENTxcWS3mlUfFrJkbXSzVcw4JDGhJLvapg8Xct3otOg_oevIWj/s1600/IMG_2911.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Just behind the yard was a river/creek (which was quite loud and a nice feature), and just behind the trees is a lake, though you'd have to cut down some trees to maximize the view.<br /><br />A nice pergola area.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzIlgcZZWlA_lvEt6lmje2LdxlTo03Tylzf3Fn7FVJ9LLf-a4Ap-UELNw8HmVQQOYLHndYaElxyh4AlD4xxS03LOf6z_dllJKAqgRB_Q4O1tNhgcnwd5t4r_5Xfjy9EtqVWgy1qluaM-y/s1600/IMG_2908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzIlgcZZWlA_lvEt6lmje2LdxlTo03Tylzf3Fn7FVJ9LLf-a4Ap-UELNw8HmVQQOYLHndYaElxyh4AlD4xxS03LOf6z_dllJKAqgRB_Q4O1tNhgcnwd5t4r_5Xfjy9EtqVWgy1qluaM-y/s1600/IMG_2908.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Wraparound deck and more seating<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkzBzmd0Nve55oWXwO3abhHR2UiO1e0QsrKu3EoJl90eT0xdaKKEDMGmuWyoILdTCFk1X52yCXOU5Al6KwMBcQcyycmZx_fopLNas3XR-CKu7ackUUOgBll-Q5NnFGVuM-w_ibIY_Qcat/s1600/IMG_2912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkzBzmd0Nve55oWXwO3abhHR2UiO1e0QsrKu3EoJl90eT0xdaKKEDMGmuWyoILdTCFk1X52yCXOU5Al6KwMBcQcyycmZx_fopLNas3XR-CKu7ackUUOgBll-Q5NnFGVuM-w_ibIY_Qcat/s1600/IMG_2912.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>The Verdict: </b>Brad thought the bedrooms and bathrooms were too small. That didn't really bother me, but I wasn't really wow'ed by anything other than the kitchen/fireplace area. I didn't like how the living room was closed off from everything else though. It was also above our budget and we would have wanted to make a lot of changes, so we had to cross it off the list.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>House #3</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was so excited to see this place. Seriously, look how adorable:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYeYmP1Cumg9nq7mQypgZKij5tSGnn_b8zs4DPdmp3it1kdhigcjOreX8x_hAsg84fY8lLCYQFgLo92A_b3bQfl1I7xaq9fmvGhiZphyphenhyphenu5xclE_fTYCOlNWM09p95zl4C78yDMI1eOMLb/s1600/IMG_2846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYeYmP1Cumg9nq7mQypgZKij5tSGnn_b8zs4DPdmp3it1kdhigcjOreX8x_hAsg84fY8lLCYQFgLo92A_b3bQfl1I7xaq9fmvGhiZphyphenhyphenu5xclE_fTYCOlNWM09p95zl4C78yDMI1eOMLb/s1600/IMG_2846.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmFot0pS2GsbC3Zm-Fz7-i4zlT0jUKzOjQQ_csJ4PgTAcCLvj6pt999LDliz0Q0LmK23cyoSN61rDYXiwZMg7GQWL_35ITj5zasz6rpetcnKVzXiiSk0gwo5wzKntXzNM-e-VCKlo6fvP/s1600/IMG_2849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmFot0pS2GsbC3Zm-Fz7-i4zlT0jUKzOjQQ_csJ4PgTAcCLvj6pt999LDliz0Q0LmK23cyoSN61rDYXiwZMg7GQWL_35ITj5zasz6rpetcnKVzXiiSk0gwo5wzKntXzNM-e-VCKlo6fvP/s1600/IMG_2849.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Oh yeah, and it sat on top of a mountain. Before we go inside, I just have to share this view:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7htnC19xoE-bZlDQz7qgVE8fzHvEVMHftUivl4DLC5fQaaWcEiTPAA3KmgV5q91LpCv5MkgW5nWJWNOoHpOQ83LmRaQvGgSyBquHAACUQbPjeYc8RUyVJlp031gJfXcVgev28kSF1ff1n/s1600/IMG_2845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7htnC19xoE-bZlDQz7qgVE8fzHvEVMHftUivl4DLC5fQaaWcEiTPAA3KmgV5q91LpCv5MkgW5nWJWNOoHpOQ83LmRaQvGgSyBquHAACUQbPjeYc8RUyVJlp031gJfXcVgev28kSF1ff1n/s1600/IMG_2845.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />I mean... my jaw dropped when we pulled up. Let me paint the picture...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fo6BcxuroYc?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><br /><br />You could see all the way to Yosemite. It was breathtaking.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fSPcJu7NSrrssj2pXqt_621YkD8RE9uZacLIRllAb3YerlBNfvpouhqxnXEPmjZjaDbyYOxeai6xqE6VDe-LYZxg702RVXOevF6mpm9vjRjRAHpk7S8pHJKCFMqJwFZsPRC3OdbzAgtk/s1600/IMG_2871.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fSPcJu7NSrrssj2pXqt_621YkD8RE9uZacLIRllAb3YerlBNfvpouhqxnXEPmjZjaDbyYOxeai6xqE6VDe-LYZxg702RVXOevF6mpm9vjRjRAHpk7S8pHJKCFMqJwFZsPRC3OdbzAgtk/s1600/IMG_2871.jpg" /></a></div><br />I just sat on the front porch and stared. I almost didn't even go in.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglw5mBhqtS8-vLevtGxvuCXte4SQVy4ALPy7qfCsNL7M-F-1gyeIWt5TmseIITZew4H9lcmS9rwFdMZ9jvIPzp916Rsnh0cnYhlP-JvQhLhiyPmBcWVqGqbv0-W8JTSJRMVtIz2Qp_l0PJ/s1600/IMG_2872.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglw5mBhqtS8-vLevtGxvuCXte4SQVy4ALPy7qfCsNL7M-F-1gyeIWt5TmseIITZew4H9lcmS9rwFdMZ9jvIPzp916Rsnh0cnYhlP-JvQhLhiyPmBcWVqGqbv0-W8JTSJRMVtIz2Qp_l0PJ/s1600/IMG_2872.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmV0lb6ImBg-lUE4O4ob4LUSSlBHr7smChTFlyjKrGQghECQ3jrOpegO67Vpdfa_WXoUAn5fvYwvY-bzEnlPFDquXgE3IrHmPvuTkpW0NVPAX4uuAlf0RWrw5bzPK-v-RGlYUrjDsCCnGA/s1600/IMG_2851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmV0lb6ImBg-lUE4O4ob4LUSSlBHr7smChTFlyjKrGQghECQ3jrOpegO67Vpdfa_WXoUAn5fvYwvY-bzEnlPFDquXgE3IrHmPvuTkpW0NVPAX4uuAlf0RWrw5bzPK-v-RGlYUrjDsCCnGA/s1600/IMG_2851.jpg" /></a></div><br />View from the entrance:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHqh7_grEqQo7FxHUJlKHfRWuXOmcU0DT6g4MyThUtyP2r7VOslFXWW58PuRWYV_fW5jl26Y8zKAxjzAmjH9pc0AYryBfkQPGKAYBmIVjAl_gTm7gLfoLv7fmLp9B1RTuUu7N6akW0TlG/s1600/IMG_2850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHqh7_grEqQo7FxHUJlKHfRWuXOmcU0DT6g4MyThUtyP2r7VOslFXWW58PuRWYV_fW5jl26Y8zKAxjzAmjH9pc0AYryBfkQPGKAYBmIVjAl_gTm7gLfoLv7fmLp9B1RTuUu7N6akW0TlG/s1600/IMG_2850.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Living room to the right:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXg2nxqonCfipgBd0O_CModLTMjzdAo4_mljygmDYUSe-DejNKm6TdekQZt2EFYAyS85fjTUgxGyjjVH2LH1BR1vToEcUKbgUfPxuBug4-a9FX96EeHkICAqTYn5USoiLNJIx8ZCaT2MHQ/s1600/IMG_2852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXg2nxqonCfipgBd0O_CModLTMjzdAo4_mljygmDYUSe-DejNKm6TdekQZt2EFYAyS85fjTUgxGyjjVH2LH1BR1vToEcUKbgUfPxuBug4-a9FX96EeHkICAqTYn5USoiLNJIx8ZCaT2MHQ/s1600/IMG_2852.jpg" /></a></div><br />And there's the view again from the large picture windows.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSam4IIW_s6kxV8aD6CXrgoi2BoP5Pw-1A6QEPK0LXz9lTuvpg-Q9cuW2nOhkBJ4U_vifBeGugFn391ncJcOfTOFxuaWmWIrlQmdZznXSSowvg6BsquUI4TJUUK4DjwiJPpCnxA0TUu0E/s1600/IMG_2861.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSam4IIW_s6kxV8aD6CXrgoi2BoP5Pw-1A6QEPK0LXz9lTuvpg-Q9cuW2nOhkBJ4U_vifBeGugFn391ncJcOfTOFxuaWmWIrlQmdZznXSSowvg6BsquUI4TJUUK4DjwiJPpCnxA0TUu0E/s1600/IMG_2861.jpg" /></a></div><br />Dining room just to the left of the living room:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tpPjuAiyOTaEmS_4LHhAPHKDgyh8qNLZQZni6kfzi0ZfmmwMpXtOu9aiIwwYCCkK5ptQ1Qqudw9Lzs6Lb1EuX1cmDygvkKxgU8N4hyIQe_dp4Akpzrvhx_CjfLih3tVOPKhAqFCU9X0P/s1600/IMG_2853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tpPjuAiyOTaEmS_4LHhAPHKDgyh8qNLZQZni6kfzi0ZfmmwMpXtOu9aiIwwYCCkK5ptQ1Qqudw9Lzs6Lb1EuX1cmDygvkKxgU8N4hyIQe_dp4Akpzrvhx_CjfLih3tVOPKhAqFCU9X0P/s1600/IMG_2853.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Standard sized kitchen, needed updating:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6JRYgZpBl8nik3x21Z09Xy_7DfgWXOrV4MdCC_e0T4EPm6t9waxIHJXWljPbOUez2LFMkM5yvehMKQJW5_hmdjAwoNJOkTlTuT8Xm3sqRELOeKp-QwZ-0mXyKusOTTPUchLdCBSU-Mym/s1600/IMG_2854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6JRYgZpBl8nik3x21Z09Xy_7DfgWXOrV4MdCC_e0T4EPm6t9waxIHJXWljPbOUez2LFMkM5yvehMKQJW5_hmdjAwoNJOkTlTuT8Xm3sqRELOeKp-QwZ-0mXyKusOTTPUchLdCBSU-Mym/s1600/IMG_2854.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx_3eXTU7By1SYHyoKVKMw1VOlqKnZX5ecxoH9-t-y7NrHFCAX2LbV-Y4lwa966u3RkuC0c0_lFfZZ3eEeAocaOBQ2Cj4M6KEBvCqYrPCihLfWk3Lw5Q4ixglFGq7Pf3_jOkheVMss35A/s1600/IMG_2855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx_3eXTU7By1SYHyoKVKMw1VOlqKnZX5ecxoH9-t-y7NrHFCAX2LbV-Y4lwa966u3RkuC0c0_lFfZZ3eEeAocaOBQ2Cj4M6KEBvCqYrPCihLfWk3Lw5Q4ixglFGq7Pf3_jOkheVMss35A/s1600/IMG_2855.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Just off the kitchen was a nice gathering area with a fireplace:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizl4pcmXIkurJcaNjiz0cgHjbEB_E1oZqAAOPjFKUl7YfxHg6yoMlwlRgHxw1_-UiLbMEG2syTTsFdTP0_elQ4WryjGOJeski4L3eTZHrK3FOushJLE9exurJMONaYzD0b1g-LYrseT1me/s1600/IMG_2870.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizl4pcmXIkurJcaNjiz0cgHjbEB_E1oZqAAOPjFKUl7YfxHg6yoMlwlRgHxw1_-UiLbMEG2syTTsFdTP0_elQ4WryjGOJeski4L3eTZHrK3FOushJLE9exurJMONaYzD0b1g-LYrseT1me/s1600/IMG_2870.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Going upstairs...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLy8lOmkiv3vvP0XgYlbeQofIp3O4hAjQ2jKRhB7Q_cyr4wmi5IER-FYiNJeKezf3wQvM8e-Mes8aiK1htVpi5atsZW3eSw-UmprP8xwj_i9w9_ddDoQrkwUXdIBgQWwZj1cH-X2671hu/s1600/IMG_2862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvLy8lOmkiv3vvP0XgYlbeQofIp3O4hAjQ2jKRhB7Q_cyr4wmi5IER-FYiNJeKezf3wQvM8e-Mes8aiK1htVpi5atsZW3eSw-UmprP8xwj_i9w9_ddDoQrkwUXdIBgQWwZj1cH-X2671hu/s1600/IMG_2862.jpg" /></a></div><br />There's a bedroom,<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0vW-xZbD5YpM4hIxNXO6smqbE_ZCCgVqouuB-Mns7H4ZhXBHOIDjWQyPFFsLKJiyaF4Xc4fWtMPR-gWJOF0cl6LSViwA0acJ9Q0lDb0X2TXV21lE8O38u79f1g0yiRSgauvTJNuvsXHB/s1600/IMG_2868.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC0vW-xZbD5YpM4hIxNXO6smqbE_ZCCgVqouuB-Mns7H4ZhXBHOIDjWQyPFFsLKJiyaF4Xc4fWtMPR-gWJOF0cl6LSViwA0acJ9Q0lDb0X2TXV21lE8O38u79f1g0yiRSgauvTJNuvsXHB/s1600/IMG_2868.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Then there's the master bedroom.... I mean, hello:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6J9BzXock58Vb86bO5LoO-yvuPd_2rp8JCPw-irJsa1x6nJpejaeEjOkwomHeE5tTdwpa7k3BBbXz-UNsimc8idcTJ4RWUfNiR5vHq7kqOycGoveJHREvGLvAzc3M0Pa8N5qMaCNFJUfl/s1600/IMG_2863.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6J9BzXock58Vb86bO5LoO-yvuPd_2rp8JCPw-irJsa1x6nJpejaeEjOkwomHeE5tTdwpa7k3BBbXz-UNsimc8idcTJ4RWUfNiR5vHq7kqOycGoveJHREvGLvAzc3M0Pa8N5qMaCNFJUfl/s1600/IMG_2863.jpg" /></a></div><br />Can you imagine waking up to this everyday? It's like living in a tree house.<br /><br />There's also a small balcony off the room:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLf_slnFWL_U_tnG39-TmjmqT4nXqkT2mbClikmS_mGNHTEDhtaA7XZQPi3j1DdYPPDJUYULMa96T9Qg7gK-zfnryYYkyIE1O1DLCutoXBRlWZa5E72gm4lCAhy-3MKACJfsAwFxxOVZO/s1600/IMG_2865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLf_slnFWL_U_tnG39-TmjmqT4nXqkT2mbClikmS_mGNHTEDhtaA7XZQPi3j1DdYPPDJUYULMa96T9Qg7gK-zfnryYYkyIE1O1DLCutoXBRlWZa5E72gm4lCAhy-3MKACJfsAwFxxOVZO/s1600/IMG_2865.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Master bath:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtprYRlrcuJTeu5rv0cMDkQDEfqfVuvjFgk02N2B887eozsRLBArkh4k9PCvi0TM4EEWVQOeiQc1nPq_vHzD2MBIpFuqoGHxR8d3XX8pAI2tgg3XhIfQBktxaQ68xWQbqUqRa2DVpxEJyE/s1600/IMG_2864.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtprYRlrcuJTeu5rv0cMDkQDEfqfVuvjFgk02N2B887eozsRLBArkh4k9PCvi0TM4EEWVQOeiQc1nPq_vHzD2MBIpFuqoGHxR8d3XX8pAI2tgg3XhIfQBktxaQ68xWQbqUqRa2DVpxEJyE/s1600/IMG_2864.jpg" /></a></div><br />And finally, here's the back patio:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5Wki4Iumf8r9ILWMLLzibIEYK-1EQnswm6eUlkWVzg0b0xnId-XPbKfIfNxJ0SgeYmj9t35urqEgi5CAhMMdO8ncZWBPGStI9mcnjzq6H__tqXYwTEWZuUjRvsGSEY1ZIk_XCF_zyJ_Z/s1600/IMG_2858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5Wki4Iumf8r9ILWMLLzibIEYK-1EQnswm6eUlkWVzg0b0xnId-XPbKfIfNxJ0SgeYmj9t35urqEgi5CAhMMdO8ncZWBPGStI9mcnjzq6H__tqXYwTEWZuUjRvsGSEY1ZIk_XCF_zyJ_Z/s1600/IMG_2858.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>The Verdict:</b> It pains me to say this... but the house is just too small. There's no space for my office or Brad's man cave. If only there was a basement or guest house it would be perfect. It was also a short sale and needed a new well (which can cost up to 30k). Bummer, because no view will ever come anywhere near this house. Sigh...<br /><br /><br /><b>House #4</b><br /><b><br /></b><b><br /></b>This one is in a great location and private (on almost 4 acres):<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6124iNwWeYEI4ntzlzM8YEzOefKiEFb0huodAN7QqidvWbqMTONsVlt4nkUtL4PtwgQB9e4ukbQp5HH-tkVeApaJpFAnargxah2FDmZ62bs1oCRGdYj5MzxlJzSkloUXBNmApK_mWweq/s1600/IMG_2827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6124iNwWeYEI4ntzlzM8YEzOefKiEFb0huodAN7QqidvWbqMTONsVlt4nkUtL4PtwgQB9e4ukbQp5HH-tkVeApaJpFAnargxah2FDmZ62bs1oCRGdYj5MzxlJzSkloUXBNmApK_mWweq/s1600/IMG_2827.jpg" /></a></div><b><br /></b>It had a large open concept living/dining/kitchen with lots of windows...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivndanNBSXSEyqK430b09AiVzGqHVxDqI_PPFYs6dg-YP0P9exzd96Vi5a-GapT9tScqmiilbg6GZHuVEl7pKl4P3OuUcXQJHTFHKA4q9RpPIvVaF6GzYO3FQ3OpAGse7FqkPykbbh2y_/s1600/IMG_2807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivndanNBSXSEyqK430b09AiVzGqHVxDqI_PPFYs6dg-YP0P9exzd96Vi5a-GapT9tScqmiilbg6GZHuVEl7pKl4P3OuUcXQJHTFHKA4q9RpPIvVaF6GzYO3FQ3OpAGse7FqkPykbbh2y_/s1600/IMG_2807.jpg" /></a></div><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8zVaKrfj7ITn9CJJlG83sDmeTpXxdM3F0WC0VaZs6N1Xu-oSEFo2BdMR5KpMIoPKASteZYDl5Ev08-hYCjA8pzZvkwus_bB_w3WYr4IYc_aH_O03dunIaXXby8B2R02jRC12oki6dRAO/s1600/IMG_2811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8zVaKrfj7ITn9CJJlG83sDmeTpXxdM3F0WC0VaZs6N1Xu-oSEFo2BdMR5KpMIoPKASteZYDl5Ev08-hYCjA8pzZvkwus_bB_w3WYr4IYc_aH_O03dunIaXXby8B2R02jRC12oki6dRAO/s1600/IMG_2811.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhudJBaacGUnl7n9E_T9PTrMUfwKSt6JPs0MvSx9vnBFE4PnYDCIN9BnHXHBrbY2EbSrqaiJ6WyU0xmheSPAcG0gqLjY_J42vt3Vx8RLRN2a6VwmtkWjUL2LKHNqKiBqeEp94cAC41RME/s1600/IMG_2809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhudJBaacGUnl7n9E_T9PTrMUfwKSt6JPs0MvSx9vnBFE4PnYDCIN9BnHXHBrbY2EbSrqaiJ6WyU0xmheSPAcG0gqLjY_J42vt3Vx8RLRN2a6VwmtkWjUL2LKHNqKiBqeEp94cAC41RME/s1600/IMG_2809.jpg" /></a></div><br />The whole house was custom built around 20 years ago and they did a great job. The cabinets look original but they are super modern and clean.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLD9Ke5YV3YBWQZnv30D_ieWaFjvIUAGR8AqQShog_J0_mFb_kmTwjVQ9HJy4pzv6X3lchEuyrTtTH44HWy-qo8MMytNmUZVK9viTfIn1pYXuAqOIxzk0v4-3dNeEiFpNxlyy2VAyWHl22/s1600/IMG_2808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLD9Ke5YV3YBWQZnv30D_ieWaFjvIUAGR8AqQShog_J0_mFb_kmTwjVQ9HJy4pzv6X3lchEuyrTtTH44HWy-qo8MMytNmUZVK9viTfIn1pYXuAqOIxzk0v4-3dNeEiFpNxlyy2VAyWHl22/s1600/IMG_2808.jpg" /></a></div><br />Outside is a huge deck that wraps around the entire house.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA60d8D1I5geFrVApdYzy-j6CBEglElz54gjwrtCtCuCNvm2umLASIu6spfq3jUuqsB4JDFmZ9vs4IJcjp_lRwS8sdYlZwhzvhAghcdgQYM32R4gvEWY6qF3pg_bVO4JPjs8jP5ZhBXDiL/s1600/IMG_2804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA60d8D1I5geFrVApdYzy-j6CBEglElz54gjwrtCtCuCNvm2umLASIu6spfq3jUuqsB4JDFmZ9vs4IJcjp_lRwS8sdYlZwhzvhAghcdgQYM32R4gvEWY6qF3pg_bVO4JPjs8jP5ZhBXDiL/s1600/IMG_2804.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWJE1jND9ZhbROASH1CfVs9ZrW1iAqSgWJGtUVKRDVeTzPqIMMzRc4FJ8R50SFmMdNZZ1wPByaHcgU-hL2SZKcGmM2r2975qmOcelnsESHQrTVH96_W32pcZxPXkiHKLS9mE5Y6GLdhlI/s1600/IMG_2806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWJE1jND9ZhbROASH1CfVs9ZrW1iAqSgWJGtUVKRDVeTzPqIMMzRc4FJ8R50SFmMdNZZ1wPByaHcgU-hL2SZKcGmM2r2975qmOcelnsESHQrTVH96_W32pcZxPXkiHKLS9mE5Y6GLdhlI/s1600/IMG_2806.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />The view isn't bad:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaHDhsNGcMdej3p-MTAbJzOuTp4LyifNed8LY0AsDCTGbNK4Jp_bw1zjLF2mebmd_yNpET51mvPsJNZpjgIlCT1vhTxS-JiHne0JQGfB3_I4Nb1Ud6OiVUf85blFbnP-g10bM_Tue-AL9/s1600/IMG_2805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaHDhsNGcMdej3p-MTAbJzOuTp4LyifNed8LY0AsDCTGbNK4Jp_bw1zjLF2mebmd_yNpET51mvPsJNZpjgIlCT1vhTxS-JiHne0JQGfB3_I4Nb1Ud6OiVUf85blFbnP-g10bM_Tue-AL9/s1600/IMG_2805.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgML_93ANji_vpJxFFdCdRYKUXAWJL4eAOLk08s_IDq8tqQSJnoebrAliqE_6-D1w9-Qgq8rjKOB46CdeJZlTq5qs4x5Q-NTtShppicD4LGrUYrH1piikILExnnkdK5Ak9JU6XGPhZry2SQ/s1600/IMG_2802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgML_93ANji_vpJxFFdCdRYKUXAWJL4eAOLk08s_IDq8tqQSJnoebrAliqE_6-D1w9-Qgq8rjKOB46CdeJZlTq5qs4x5Q-NTtShppicD4LGrUYrH1piikILExnnkdK5Ak9JU6XGPhZry2SQ/s1600/IMG_2802.jpg" /></a></div><br />There's also a garden area set up in the yard:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13F2-85F97mT7mzVEZ46xiANPMtdmkYeVYGWMR91RyMSAJPKAeiSSQCAsJbaFjV-Z1t5ZD34blYSYxmaE9PdjNJ-2KfuJBBMfxB2vNKHovByz8mhbS-fQWJPWz_FoWwY734Oh2sH4siSa/s1600/IMG_2803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13F2-85F97mT7mzVEZ46xiANPMtdmkYeVYGWMR91RyMSAJPKAeiSSQCAsJbaFjV-Z1t5ZD34blYSYxmaE9PdjNJ-2KfuJBBMfxB2vNKHovByz8mhbS-fQWJPWz_FoWwY734Oh2sH4siSa/s1600/IMG_2803.jpg" /></a></div><br />Back upstairs off the kitchen is a bedroom...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2l_s7zTozOWc18FV1UwOw9LtlfY-a1uuo37Ta0tQZZyLa1iaNZJee7KxHy8mviNOu4TqZxqkEDNX3ofNTGKg0w1iFpHo6isLC0qI22MIyUBfuOWvVBceaA8IEYIIx8ZhbErhPwqltycC/s1600/IMG_2814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2l_s7zTozOWc18FV1UwOw9LtlfY-a1uuo37Ta0tQZZyLa1iaNZJee7KxHy8mviNOu4TqZxqkEDNX3ofNTGKg0w1iFpHo6isLC0qI22MIyUBfuOWvVBceaA8IEYIIx8ZhbErhPwqltycC/s1600/IMG_2814.jpg" /></a></div><br />With a bathroom:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyVKRGeW02Cv9uwH10OqDeGFRWbs8ZJQLF0c3tfvdvxInoGE6xv6lBg1pIuKOyWloJrK3ZS6EojKE5T9WSqy33gGYGgZq604KbfOh-PtftXmg3595qUH6T9mCx94BOwzSu5lDfX2py_ut/s1600/IMG_2815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyVKRGeW02Cv9uwH10OqDeGFRWbs8ZJQLF0c3tfvdvxInoGE6xv6lBg1pIuKOyWloJrK3ZS6EojKE5T9WSqy33gGYGgZq604KbfOh-PtftXmg3595qUH6T9mCx94BOwzSu5lDfX2py_ut/s1600/IMG_2815.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />And a laundry room (excuse the funky coloring)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEqqUtrKosF1Yvis12crhwIB2nh4Jqq1C7LE3bsEkf5FuEfKMvSTtgrGRwtylK7z9Sp_MH8fc8eVKrGTmrN-RtSwIpc2VU91ryU84qPEf-w1ySe4WaDRf6NcZS2r8lUq9But3o9QGRWamK/s1600/IMG_2816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEqqUtrKosF1Yvis12crhwIB2nh4Jqq1C7LE3bsEkf5FuEfKMvSTtgrGRwtylK7z9Sp_MH8fc8eVKrGTmrN-RtSwIpc2VU91ryU84qPEf-w1ySe4WaDRf6NcZS2r8lUq9But3o9QGRWamK/s1600/IMG_2816.jpg" /></a></div><br />And the master bedroom, which we loved. Sidenote: the whole house had these nice plantation shutters.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQsojKgBGZkj29WQnIPHYu6DEoibZ6GzpPryoOfN5t-vscjk29tyhFNAqDHYgVAFYjOrah_IKWK7x5usogbMPfSGkPtFoK0PxI-rdJY5ZQN1Fjr90bEi9xmrRJCm6S2U6rfnSsYHZ5vPc/s1600/IMG_2817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQsojKgBGZkj29WQnIPHYu6DEoibZ6GzpPryoOfN5t-vscjk29tyhFNAqDHYgVAFYjOrah_IKWK7x5usogbMPfSGkPtFoK0PxI-rdJY5ZQN1Fjr90bEi9xmrRJCm6S2U6rfnSsYHZ5vPc/s1600/IMG_2817.jpg" /></a></div><br />A large walk in closet:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuHC7y99oyOJ257F3etzl8a-KK8l-qtKezePgGre5gl6BTl-Wi1DyL0K0nmFAw2EMfZqJZBW_t3rcVeR5uxRvQRnRlh5fT0mhyphenhyphengGS_S_97Ovdhl9Qm1yJI1hORtIGYo9Hbq6tIJmuD8Jx/s1600/IMG_2820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuHC7y99oyOJ257F3etzl8a-KK8l-qtKezePgGre5gl6BTl-Wi1DyL0K0nmFAw2EMfZqJZBW_t3rcVeR5uxRvQRnRlh5fT0mhyphenhyphengGS_S_97Ovdhl9Qm1yJI1hORtIGYo9Hbq6tIJmuD8Jx/s1600/IMG_2820.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />And large (but outdated) bathroom:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeP3nng3oKBe_XzIJfu53L7Me-Oif6J2AbXf-R929jbWm50xm8-D418_Cpnylmf9JKkuGxKvxkr_DdYci6omp6TEoQHihXVwWkJ1fLF11yfmh8zNG1htPjkKz2ASCU85jLdZY1v93690a/s1600/IMG_2818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeP3nng3oKBe_XzIJfu53L7Me-Oif6J2AbXf-R929jbWm50xm8-D418_Cpnylmf9JKkuGxKvxkr_DdYci6omp6TEoQHihXVwWkJ1fLF11yfmh8zNG1htPjkKz2ASCU85jLdZY1v93690a/s1600/IMG_2818.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ELmU4BTHdhtt90dRqekCS3aWT1RFWdfufvKfYBop_hPvEmKdIqCe3kEkhd5DHzozTIDCDEcrTvpvY7YJPvVSetSjmqiI9nJawirkntWoTHcW3Y5stpqwHwH3eC1FM2waKxbG52JYiU7P/s1600/IMG_2819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ELmU4BTHdhtt90dRqekCS3aWT1RFWdfufvKfYBop_hPvEmKdIqCe3kEkhd5DHzozTIDCDEcrTvpvY7YJPvVSetSjmqiI9nJawirkntWoTHcW3Y5stpqwHwH3eC1FM2waKxbG52JYiU7P/s1600/IMG_2819.jpg" /></a></div><br />Just off the master bathroom is a door to a patio area with a built in hot tub:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photos1.zillow.com/p_f/ISp1yw1as738nr0000000000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://photos1.zillow.com/p_f/ISp1yw1as738nr0000000000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Downstairs is a large bonus room:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVv3Mdc3SILXvA-VSmZmHMmCOp6y-lEouTll3lE4fuPcJPSaiyAMcUNJ00Z7W7Ikd80My-v5UcZYic4qVbOkmKdIAiv0I9SEQmVtx1udfLGx_HQNupH8f-LzPeDszd1SCs0STMaPgwyj3/s1600/IMG_2798.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>The Verdict: </b>Our favorite so far. Brad wants to make an offer but I'm hesitant because it's over our budget. My only issue (other than the price) is that it's lacking the rustic/farmhouse character I'm looking for (where's my wood beam ceilings and brick walls, dangit?!). I could add all of this but I'd rather invest money into a cheaper house than one that's already at the top of our budget. So now we're just (impatiently) waiting to see if something better comes along...<br /><br />Keep your fingers crossed for us—we're hoping for a breakthrough soon but it's tough when you live in such a sparsely populated area. In the meantime I'll be touring as many houses as I can in hopes that something will catch our eye, and of course I'll report back with my findings.<br /><br />Also, for those of you who have requested another <a href="http://jennasuedesign.blogspot.com/2012/10/almost-free-monthly-planner.html" target="_blank">free monthly planner</a>, good news: the 2014 edition is almost done! I'll be sharing the link to download that next week.<br /><br />Have a happy and chocolate filled Halloween :)<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuljJWZlecsnv-kb02LatBvmMp7FxANlOfNjHb5BjBbKYL-eqzZGTn3P-26bmjFvqRBEiR2CqIGNquE35XwPKpt-UIj-6xpVlBXhRvMncG7u2yUiIR1g7Mq6HSSMvuaUJWd-Lrbj4ccOEI/s1600/Signature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuljJWZlecsnv-kb02LatBvmMp7FxANlOfNjHb5BjBbKYL-eqzZGTn3P-26bmjFvqRBEiR2CqIGNquE35XwPKpt-UIj-6xpVlBXhRvMncG7u2yUiIR1g7Mq6HSSMvuaUJWd-Lrbj4ccOEI/s1600/Signature.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

House Hunting Adventures, Part 2

I'm back with some fresh new houses! (Get caught up on our first house hunting adventure here.)At this point we've been able to narrow down some parameters as we have a better handle on what's out there. As for location—we want to live below the snow line and Brad wants a short commute to work, so u…

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