Buy a House

900 dollars reduction and a message that the price is non negotiable.

Here is how I spent the last 24 hours.

Mixed emotions about the realtor – are they working against us? Our realtor has an idea of the limit we could pay, so, is he using this to his/the transactions advantage?

Is the owner as set on his price as portrayed by the realtor? Does he/they have the time to wait for someone to pay the asking price.

What about me? When I am told that we need to have a stable home with our own belongings before the school year starts, and that where we rent now does not provide the level of comfort. This touches me.

I too want to have a place, I am resisting to give in to someone that does not reciprocate. This creates a feeling of disfunction in my way of thinking.

I set up a list of wants for a home and a community, all of the information is there. I am committed to commuting to work to satisfy most of our needs. I compromised on price already by countering almost half the difference.

Yesterday and this morning I meditated to bring clarity to my mind.

Is this another time to relax and be patient? Is there another better place for us that will appear before I leave to get the family?

It feels easy to take an optomistic approach, it comes with an uneasy sense of putting something off.

More questions:
Am I hesitating to buy a house?
Am I not considering fully the needs of others?
Too picky?
How concerned about the future should I be in terms of the limit that is to be paid for the house? The higher the purchase price the fewer the resources remaining.
Is time running out to be/get stable?

This is why I sleep and nap more, to rest from the thinking.
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Breaking news:
we will still look in Chelsea, will call a realtor to get a lead on vacant land to buy, explore building a home as one that we are interested in is not available.

Looks like buy a second car is inevitable, even though one car is preferrable. Our country is built around autotransport.

The realtor just left with a new offer to send away by fax.

Tomorrow by 8:00 pm we will see what becomes of it.

Spent the morning posting on the wall, the things in a home, in a community, in a school that are the focus.

Searched and listed about 5 homes in the Elmdale and Broadview school catchment areas. Finally, went and drove the communities. One fixer upper and one way out of range that I stumbled upon.

Spoke with a person outside of St George’s school, a neighborhood that would be nice to live. She has my contact information by chance someone wants to sell or contact me with other community info.

Still, the Chelsea house will be the focus as I have orders to raise the stakes in a new offer.

Stay tuned.

This will mean…

Traveling to work 28 kms one way per day through downtown Ottawa down Col By Drive and Prince of Wales.
1 1/2 hour total commute time
Back to paying the full slate of bills
Cutting 3/4 acre of lawn (I need a goat or sheep)

Close to the Post Office
Montessori School
Loblaws grocery
Gatineau Park
Grande Bois Elementary
#5 Highway
In a community

We will see what comes about on this.

visited the 4 neighborhoods and summarized and reviewed. The decision is to go with the Chelsea house.

Waiting for the realtor to send a few details on the utility costs and additional photos.

I am prepared to write and offer within a couple of days.

Lets see where this goes….

I have a list to cover with homes in three communities.

Will it be Westboro, Chelsea, Riverside South or ….

Schools would be:

Woodroff

Montessori then Grande Bois, or

Steve McLean

All have French emmersion programs and seem to have a good reputation.