ShannonAlbert.com - June 2009

This weekend, the kids, the dog and I went to Wichita to look at houses w/a realtor (well, the dog and Blake didn't actually look at the houses but they did go to Wichita). We had given her the specs we were looking for which basically included the school district we wanted, the price range, living in an established neighborhood, preferably two stories w/kids bedrooms on the top floor, etc. After looking at houses today, we're going to open up our search to include some more options including new construction. I love new homes because the floor plans tend to be more open, the floors/lighting/etc., tend to be upgraded quality, there's no existing wallpaper to contend with, etc., but I don't like new neighborhoods because they feel soulless to me with no trees, no character, etc. The realtor is going to try to help us find a lot that includes some trees so we'll see what she can do.

We had a second potential buyer come to view our house today. We also received feedback on the first people to view our home. They said they loved our house inside and outside but didn't like the fact that our backyard is only accessible via a door on the side porch. We can't say we blame them - might explain why we never use our backyard!