Unfortuntely, Taryn & I had to walk away from the first house we put an offer on. It was a short sale with multiple Lenders, and while our offer was good, their infighting kept us from bagging what we thought was our dream home. But you know what they say: no matter how devastated you may be about losing a house, there's always another, and probably better, one out there for you.
Seems they're right.
We continued our search in Benicia, knowing that the town is definitely the place for us, for many reasons. We were worried that with such limited inventory, it would either take too long to find the right place for us, or it would be somewhere that we would have to make too many sacrifices.
Seems we were wrong.
Our Agent called us about a few houses that had recently come on the market, and although we were still waiting for final word on our first offer, we went out and had a look. What we found is a house that needs A LOT less work (but still A LOT of work!), is situated in a better, quieter and more private neighborhood, is much larger both inside and out, has all of the rooms that we need to accomodate not only our family of four, but also a study/office and a dedicated guest room, and a kitchen that with a little work could be amazing.
It's certainly the shabbiest house on the block, but that's a good thing. It should make for a great investment, and provides us with enough room that we could stay there indefinitely.
Here are a few pictures (there are still occupants, so we tried to keep the interior pics minimal). Notice the tiered front yard. Lots of potential.
The house is a split-level, with 3 separate floors. To the left is the entry way, straight ahead is the large kitchen, and to the right is a living room/dining area, with access to the upper level of the backyard.
Here is the reverse shot. On the bottom level is a family room, with access to the lower level of the backyard, a guest room, full bathroom, laundry room and access to the garage.
On the upper level to the left is the Master bed and bath, the main full bathroom is straight ahead, and two additional rooms are kitty corner to each other to the right.
The backyard is enormous. Here's a shot of the upper level, located off of the living/dining rooms.
Here's a shot of the lower level located off of the downstairs family room. Gotta love the old-growth tree in the middle of the yard. Perfect for forts, right?
We figure that with a little work (okay, maybe a lot), some retaining walls and new sod, the outdoor space could be great for the kids.
This house is also a short sale, and also has multiple Lenders on the property. I guess we're just gluttons for punishment. But the Selling Agent was very happy with our offer (even though it came in well below asking), and felt good about sending it to the banks. So here we go again. Keep your fingers crossed for us.
Here is the reverse shot. On the bottom level is a family room, with access to the lower level of the backyard, a guest room, full bathroom, laundry room and access to the garage.
On the upper level to the left is the Master bed and bath, the main full bathroom is straight ahead, and two additional rooms are kitty corner to each other to the right.
The backyard is enormous. Here's a shot of the upper level, located off of the living/dining rooms.
Here's a shot of the lower level located off of the downstairs family room. Gotta love the old-growth tree in the middle of the yard. Perfect for forts, right?
We figure that with a little work (okay, maybe a lot), some retaining walls and new sod, the outdoor space could be great for the kids.
This house is also a short sale, and also has multiple Lenders on the property. I guess we're just gluttons for punishment. But the Selling Agent was very happy with our offer (even though it came in well below asking), and felt good about sending it to the banks. So here we go again. Keep your fingers crossed for us.
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