House post #3: Changes

Remember the woman that wanted the dogs but her husband said no because they are going to put their house on the market in a few weeks? Remember that they live on an acreage outside of Waukee? Here is where the chain of events takes a crazy turn...

Chad was talking to her via email about the dogs and when he told me they couldn't take the dogs because they were wanting to move...I jumped in and said, "Ask her about their house!" So Chad went back to his email and got all the info we wanted. How many bedrooms? Baths? How much land? Where is it? How much do you want for it?

It is an older home, a split foyer built in 1963. It has 2 bedrooms, 1 bath. 2 1/4 acres. On Ute Ave. Cheap.

Let's take a moment to review why we wanted to be in Waukee. We are part of a garden co-op on our dear friend's land. We are the beekeepers of the bees on their land. We are there ALL the time.

The more info we got, the more excited I was. Sure, having an older home wasn't what I was thinking. Yes, we need 3 bedrooms. Yes, we want more than one bathroom. 2 1/4 acres?!? YES, PLEASE! Chad has ALWAYS dreamed of living on an acreage. ALWAYS! Where exactly on Ute are you? (Ute is a pretty long road.) Oh, wait! WHAT? Your address is DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET from our friends? ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?!?! Their driveway is across the street from our friend's driveway. RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET!!! It is a house that I have never noticed before! You only want how much? Oh my word! We could add on a great master bedroom and master bath and STILL be less money than building!!

 But wait, we can build our dream house just 11 minutes away...

What to do...what to do...