New House!

Today my wife and I found a new place to live.

Not very big, a might bit under 800 square feet, but it's certainly affordable. At $550/mo with free water/sewer/electricity, it's certainly manageable. We're renting a converted basement from a family we know from church, and we have all sorts of freedom... like painting, basic improvements, and we can have the cat there. My wife loves the place, as do I. Shortly I will post the view out of our living room window.

Fantastic!!!! Looking forward to seeing the pictures!

Congratulations nukemm, I'm happy for you and your wife!

When you move in?

excellent!
good luck with the new place!


i can't imagine only having 500 sq feet - but we have a lot of stuff and a kid

Here we are... a view from my front window...

Oh yeah, we get the keys on Monday. Rent isn't due until March 15, because that's when we will start occupying the unit. It's so nice to rent from people you've known for 15 years.

Wow, what a beautiful view! That's great- congrats.

Wow! That seems like such a gorgeous view! And quiet too! I really think you will be happy there and everyone will be well rested, good air, man what more can you ask for? Congratulations nuke!

And don't forget to put up birdfeeders and catch them in photos when they come in for a meal! :girl:

much nicer than my view nuke! might be worth giving up an additional 1400 sq feet.

MacHeadCase said:

Wow! That seems like such a gorgeous view! And quiet too! I really think you will be happy there and everyone will be well rested, good air, man what more can you ask for? Congratulations nuke!

And don't forget to put up birdfeeders and catch them in photos when they come in for a meal! :girl:

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Not too quiet, it's on the route for the landing strip at the Naval Air Station. Not too loud, either, as they are flying over those trees in the background, over a mile away.

Great. Good luck with the new place. Nothing like moving into a place you're excited about. Congrats!

Looks like a great place!

Very happy for you, nuke. 800 sq ft is bigger than the first apartment my wife & I shared ... and we certainly didn't have a view one-millionth as peaceful as that. We had to put the bed in the dining room (which was more or less the same as the living room) because I used the bedroom as my office. My wife is a saint. But then again, she'd have to be.

So best wishes and best luck and whatever you do, don't give a single thought to the bad omen of moving in on the Ides of March. As my grandpa always used to say: "Don't be superstitious. Bad things always happen to superstitious people."

Seriously, congrats to you and the Mrs. I hope it's a place you both enjoy for a long time.

Congrats! Beats the heck out of living on the ship!

Thats a nice view, congrats on the new place.

looks a good view !

post some pics of inside.

Congrats nukemm!

You've got a nice view there.

nukemm said:

Here we are... a view from my front window...

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Nice View - when you said converted basement - I thought you were going to post a view of a wall or something

nukemm said:

Today my wife and I found a new place to live.

Not very big, a might bit under 800 square feet, but it's certainly affordable. At $550/mo with free water/sewer/electricity, it's certainly manageable. We're renting a converted basement from a family we know from church, and we have all sorts of freedom... like painting, basic improvements, and we can have the cat there. My wife loves the place, as do I. Shortly I will post the view out of our living room window.

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Is $550/month the going rate for that size place or is that because you know the owners?

christm said:

looks a good view !

post some pics of inside.

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Yeah I'd be interested in that as well - mainly because I'm not so hot at picturing what 800 square ft looks like.

RNDdave said:

Nice View - when you said converted basement - I thought you were going to post a view of a wall or something



Is $550/month the going rate for that size place or is that because you know the owners?



Yeah I'd be interested in that as well - mainly because I'm not so hot at picturing what 800 square ft looks like.

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The going rate for this size place in a small complex (ie. condo-setting vs. large apartment complex) is between $900-$1400USD/mo. We know the owners, and the place needs a little work on the inside, so we get a good deal. Everything is functional, just not everything is pretty. The paint job is rough, but the owners are all for free labor, lol. They buy the materials, we do labor, and we get a good deal on a place to live, along with the freedom to decorate as we choose.

Sounds like a fair deal.

Rent especially sounds good compared to the going rate.