Shopping Day - part two

Downsizing? Here's a house with
a great yard and shady porch.

Or rather day two.   Things are happening fast. Two houses that I wanted to see were taken off market before I could see them.  That makes me a little more anxious because it limits my options if my first choice falls through.

Today I saw a house that I had not seen before....and don't want to see again. From what I could see, the owners must have locked up a large animal inside the house and it wanted to get out. Must have been a large dog but the claw marks are pretty far up the wall.  Looks like someone will have to refinish the kitchen cabinets, too, because it got hungry.

I went back to see a couple houses for the second time. I will make an offer on one so keep your fingers crossed.  I expect a back and forth negotiation.  I like the house and it is in the right location.

A Fixer-Upper, Great ventilation

I went to the Corrales Brewery this evening and had a nice porter and a red rye beer. The rye was interesting...you could tell they used a bunch of rye...not just an adjunct or specialty grain added to the barley.  Also had a hot pastrami sandwich with Swiss cheese on grilled rye bread....yum. They had the TV on -- Mariners vs White Sox (16 innings!!) Chicago won. They also had live music...one-man-band guy and a woman singing Adele, Fleetwood Mac, John Lennon and Alison Krauss songs...they were pretty good.

Relaxing now.