More home stuff..

As I'm sitting here at work, my mind keeps wandering off to what kind of home we'll have an almost a year here. I've been going back and forth on Pinterest finding ways to personalize my future home and though I'm okay with a ready-to-move in home, I know it probably won't have exactly everything that  I'm envisioning.

Top of my list of what I want in a home:

• House
• Ranch style (one level)
• Facing west or south
• Mounds View/New Brighton/St. Anthony/Shoreview/Arden Hills area
• White kitchen
• Dark wooden floors
• Glass cabinet doors
• Dark wood floors
• Gray granite counters or light wooden counters
• White or gray tile back splash
• Big island with a bar
• Breakfast nook nestled in a corner somewhere
• Formal dining room as an option
• Lots of light and windows
• Stainless steel appliances
• Living room
• Lots of light
• Roomy
• Can be hardwood or carpet
• Tall ceilings
• Bedrooms
• Mastered with master bathroom (bath/shower/toilet/double sinks)
• 3 bedrooms on one floor
• Bathrooms/Etc
• At least 2 bathrooms
• Separate bath/shower on main floor
• Washer/dryer on main floor

I know I won't be able to get everything on my list, but I am excited to get at least 25% of this. I'm excited for what houses become available this coming Spring and Summer!

House hunting process..

It's late but I can't fall asleep. Logan is up with me and we are both on our electronics. He's YouTubing while I'm looking up houses. Even though Thou and I haven't even been pre-approved, we've been looking nonstop. In the past 2 weeks, the houses have been literally falling off the market. There have been a few ones that I've seen that I've really liked but nothing that's reached out to me. Thou and I hope to be pre-approved by the end of this month and if not, we are going to wait one more month to do a credit pull. I'm desperate to make my credit look better so we can get the best possible rate out there. There are a few programs I'm interested that will help us with our down payment too so hopefully we use everything we have.

We are looking in the Mounds View school district and Saint Anthony district at the moment and there just isn't very much to choose from. Despite that, I'm determined to stay in the area because of the awesome school district.

The kind of house I hope to find is a one level ranch style with an open concept. I'm hoping by the time summer rolls around people will be more ready to sell their homes and there will be more to choose from. That, isn't happening so much right now.

I'm so excited and am even looking to do some interior remodeling if the house isn't exactly move-in ready. So ready to get my hands dirty!