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You see, my name is Sarah and I’m addicted to - houses. Or to be more accurate, houses for sale.
I remember family holidays would often include a lot of time with my Mum & Dad’s noses pressed against estate agents windows: “look what you could buy here for the same price at home!”. If you type the letter “r” into my browser window the first thing to pop up is Rightmove. I shouldn’t do it, I don’t have the time to sit there and find out how many bedrooms you can get for X amount, or what the cheapest/most expensive house for sale is within a 3 mile radius of Belton. Or how much houses are in, oh I don’t know, Dorset. Or Edinburgh. We’re not even looking to move! (That’s a lie obviously, all hous-oholics are always wanting to move.)
I remember sitting huddled over the computer at my friends house one afternoon not so long ago, both of us snapping at the children to go away and play, while we scrolled through all the (minimum) four bedroom houses (including those SSTC) in Belton (area only)… Neither of us were planning to move - we were just fantasising.
My current fantasy is another bathroom. And a nice big drive. And maybe a bigger garden. An extra room would be nice (bedroom or conservatory, either would do). Oooh, and maybe a utility room… phwoar, now we’re talking!
When out in the car I don’t rubber neck accidents, it’s For Sale signs that do it for me. I can give meerkats a run for their money when it comes to scanning the horizon for a sale board. There’s a house up the road from us right now that’s for sale. It’s lovely - its even got a veranda. I’ve always wanted a house with a veranda. It’s on for about £380k though. We can't afford it. Not even if we give up eating. So why did I feel a distinct twinge of sadness last month when the For Sale sign changed to “Sold”?
Oh, but wait - joy! - the sale has fallen through, it’s on the market again! It’s a bit like hearing that Johnny Depp is single again…
Sarah x
I cant believe you wrote this post about me! One of the first apps I got for my iPad was rightmove, I like to know what houses are for sale in our area and which ever area takes my fancy on any particular day!!! My husband is from Wales originally and we are based in Essex at the moment so there is always that fantasy of selling up and moving, but the kids are settled in school and that always has a bearing on where we look, good schools is a must!!! We drive the kids mad I think but I also think our daughter will be exactly the same as she even looks now and is only 14 !!! At least you have gone so far as to book a viewing - yet!!! And I shall definitely be on the look out for for sale signs when we go on holiday later this month to Wales!!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear I'm not the only house-aholic in the area (+50 miles) Tracy!!
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