nice day, now for some real estate stress
May. 14th, 2006 08:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jaeclecticI had a great day: woke up fairly early despite being up rather late, felt almost well, went to the gym which felt *great*, then spent the afternoon hanging out with Kris, which included open houses, Ethiopian food, a little stroll after the meal, and a lot of conversation.
I did see one place that was extremely interesting, but it's not in the neighborhood that I had settled on, which makes it a tougher decision than if I hadn't already kind of set my heart on the Adams Point Area. The place is technically in Rockridge but actually closer to Piedmont Ave -- so a very nice area, but not one that I know well, and not quite as convenient to BART as I'd like. It's a "penthouse" (4th floor) unit with amazing balconies which make it seem a lot larger than it is. I am actually surprised that it's in my price range, and I bet it's going to go for substantially over the asking price.
(For anyone who's curious, there are some photos here:
listing
but it's actually much nicer than those pictures)
The kicker is that today was the last open house, and they are taking offers on *Wednesday*, plus it is not accessible during the evening (because the current owner is still living there). It turns out that there was an open house last weekend, but somehow the communication of that fact from my realtor to me did not happen in a timely manner (I was sick, he was out of town because his Dad was sick, whatever, things happen). So anyway, I have to go in to the office tomorrow, but am hoping that I can set a time during the day on Tuesday to go back with my realtor and take another look. I hate feeling so rushed. Gah.
Meanwhile, back at the personals ranch, still no word from L. Here is the analogy that just came to me: Imagine you are at a party, you meet someone interesting and start having a lively conversation. They ask you a couple of questions, and you're in the middle of telling a story that answers one of them, when they excuse themselves to go to the restroom, promising to be right back. Then they disappear.
That's how I feel. It's just hard to understand.
I did see one place that was extremely interesting, but it's not in the neighborhood that I had settled on, which makes it a tougher decision than if I hadn't already kind of set my heart on the Adams Point Area. The place is technically in Rockridge but actually closer to Piedmont Ave -- so a very nice area, but not one that I know well, and not quite as convenient to BART as I'd like. It's a "penthouse" (4th floor) unit with amazing balconies which make it seem a lot larger than it is. I am actually surprised that it's in my price range, and I bet it's going to go for substantially over the asking price.
(For anyone who's curious, there are some photos here:
listing
but it's actually much nicer than those pictures)
The kicker is that today was the last open house, and they are taking offers on *Wednesday*, plus it is not accessible during the evening (because the current owner is still living there). It turns out that there was an open house last weekend, but somehow the communication of that fact from my realtor to me did not happen in a timely manner (I was sick, he was out of town because his Dad was sick, whatever, things happen). So anyway, I have to go in to the office tomorrow, but am hoping that I can set a time during the day on Tuesday to go back with my realtor and take another look. I hate feeling so rushed. Gah.
Meanwhile, back at the personals ranch, still no word from L. Here is the analogy that just came to me: Imagine you are at a party, you meet someone interesting and start having a lively conversation. They ask you a couple of questions, and you're in the middle of telling a story that answers one of them, when they excuse themselves to go to the restroom, promising to be right back. Then they disappear.
That's how I feel. It's just hard to understand.