Florence or Bust?
>> Monday, October 4, 2010
The summer is officially over and Fall is here! This means, the trees are changing, Basketball season is upon us, my 1 year anniversary is around the corner... but where did the 'nice' weather go? I feel like we had 2 days of that spring time feeling and now BrRrRrRrRrRrRrRrR....
Oh well. I guess the cold weather brings Christmas so I can't complain too much. :)
In thinking of Christmas, I am reminded that our Apartment Lease is almost over - December 31 to be exact. Jamie and I first thought we would re-new our apartment for another year, but now that summer has passed and we no longer need our fabulous pool, we want a fireplace. Basis for a move? Not exactly, but at least it brought some things to our attention.
Jamie's house in Florence is still for sale. Correction - Jamie's house is off the market due to a family of 4 whom is renting his house. Renters are all fine and great but their Lease is up, and they are now renting month-to-month as they wait for their own house to sell. So, here we are faced with two options. We can attempt to make them sign another year lease, in which they don't even cover the entire mortgage (we're out an extra $200 of our own money as we are also paying towards something else...) - OR, we can give them 45 days notice to get out, and we can move in.
Jamie's house is too cute. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Fenced in backyard. 2 car garage. Cute Neighborhood. But it's in Florence?? Don't get me wrong, Florence is such a cute city and only an hour and a half away from Hsv... but on the other hand, it's an hour and a half away from Hsv.
Jamie has recently applied for a new job in Hsv and it looks promising. I too have a Hsv job. The daily commute of 3 hours doesn't sound like the most journey I've ever taken.... but, it's doable. We have talked about the options and we would car-pool - obviously - and leave one car in Hsv throughout the week and one would come home with us everyday. This would give both of us a car during workdays so that we could make our 'rounds.' Not too bad.
Another 'Con' is that I would have to cancel my gym membership. :( I have my lovely workout partners and my usual classes that I attend and I would definitely miss this. There is a Golds Gym about 2 miles from jamie's house that we would join but I would miss my classes, instructors (Hot Gloria) and workout partners. :(
Besides all the potential Cons, I feel the Pros outweigh in this situation. First of all, we would move in the first of December. This would allow for us to get settled, paint a bit, get it "homey" and have a nice home for my parents to visit over the holidays. In addition, after we have fixed it up a bit, we would put it back on the market and be able to actively sell it. Once sold, we could move back "home."
Did I mention Jamie's house has a fireplace? SOLD! :)
If we didn't go the Florence-Route, we plan to move into Taylor's house who has said that we can Rent his 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house for $600/month - half of his mortgage. He is having some selling woes as well and would just appreciate the help...as we also appreciate the hook-up. This is the route that is most attractive to me, but having the house in Florence hanging over my head and the potential for Taylor's house to sell at any time and we would have to pack up and get out, just seems like Florence is the best option at the time. Read more...
