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I really wish my boyfriend had this list when he applied for the house we live in now! He had gone alone, loved it, and signed the papers right away. I had trusted his instinct, but when I finally got to see the house... I HATE IT!
Sure, it's a cute space (750 sq ft, 2/1 to share with our 2 year old daughter, two cats, and a husky). But the windows hardly function, the closets are rickety and dirty, the heating is sketchy (it's an old 70s furnace in the living room), the counter tops in the kitchen are starting rip up from the cabinets, there is no venting system in the bathroom, so the bathroom is smelly and probably moldy. I really don't enjoy taking a shower with the door open. The "laundry room" doesn't even fit our washer and dryer correctly. And there were newspapers stuck between the walls and baseboards, and between the window a/c units and the windows! And the gas range burst into flames our FIRST night here, so even though the landlord replaced the range, we have fire damage on the walls and the once beautiful hardwood floors that has not even been touched! Living here has become a nightmare for me! At least we have a spacious backyard for our husky and daughter! Except that there's a dead tree threatening to fall over at any moment! *help*
Needless to say, I will be doing the house shopping next time around, and I will keeping this nifty list with me when I do. Unfortunately, our lease doesn't end for another 6 months, and we really want to save to buy a house.