Whew. Real Estate is a weird world that I don’t understand. It has a language all it’s own (is it fully available? Can we pull the permits on that? Is the basement English, or just partially English? What are the contingencies?) that makes it a bit intimidating just on the face.
This morning, we went and saw this house in Brookland. It’s 8 blocks east from the Metro, and the house itself is fantastic. The kitchen is well appointed, and has room, and there’s a feel of real rooms to the whole thing. The upstairs is not enormous, but the master has room for a nice queen size bed, and each of the others could take a double easily. The basement has potential as an in-law suite, with room for a full-size or double bed in the true basement bedroom, and enough space for a TV and couch and whatnot.
The back yard isn’t big, but it will be of a good size for partying and whatnot. We should be able to put in a parking pad, if we decide that it’s needed.
Color me cautiously optimistic. We’re going to charge hard on this one.
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