It seems so long ago that Memorial weekend had happened. One would think a four day week at work would have felt so short, but it it didn't. Everyone at work seemed to be drained as though we hadn't had an extra day to rest up. Who knows, maybe we're all getting sick.
Anyways, the big news for the week is Steven and I will be moving by the end of the month. Either we'll be moving back in with my parents for a short period or if we're blessed, we'll have found another place. Either way, we are gonna move more north and hopefully much closer to his work.
For quite sometime we knew we would be moving, we just weren't sure when. Our lease was up back in October, but despite our efforts to see what the apartment wanted for us to do, we just kept paying month to month the same amount since no one ever got back to us. Well, Friday night as I get home I see we have a letter on our door from management. They explain to us that they see our lease is up and would love for us to sign a new lease in which we would be expected to pay and extra 40$ on our rent or and extra 90$ if we went month to month. I laughed to myself because it was the push we needed.
We also have another family we hope to move in with. They too had a similar situation in which they've been there for over two years and after their one year, no one ever got around to them to make them renew their contract. They too received a letter, like us, Friday about renewing their lease with additional payment.
Yesterday we went and looked at 3 houses in Renton. The first one I had a really good feeling about, but upon arriving, the feeling was trickling away fast. The first reason was due to the house space already being shared with a family who lived upstairs. Grant it, they have their own entrance, but still it took my excitement down a notch. Then we got to see the floor plan. Holy cow! There is some serious remodeling that needs to be done. The kitchen was divided into two sections, the smaller looking like it once was a laundry room. The Living room is about half the size of our current one and the three bedroom and one bath are all strung together side by side. The only way to get the the third room is by walking through the first room, the second room, and the bathroom... yeah... it's safe to say that we are not going to pursue that home.
The second one we saw we began to fall in love with upon looking through the windows and walking the park path behind the home. The neighbor even introduced himself to us. However when we were finally able to get a hold of the owner they informed us that the house has already been rented out :( Darn.
The last one had a similar situation. Couldn't get a hold of the owner, was in a decent looking neighborhood, and part of it was shared with another tenant. We probably won't pursue that one either (especially since the owners still haven't returned our call).
It was kind of a let down day of searching, but I keep reminding myself that this was just one day. We have the rest of the month (in which all Saturdays are not obligatory house hunting days). This is gonna be a long summer, but an adventure none the least!
If anyone had boxes they can spare us or keep their eyes open at work for any, that would be most helpful! We could use a lot!
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