The Mighty House Hunters

To answer Emily's question:

We just looked at 3 more houses today.  The first was a 3 bedroom house in Kalaheo (nice mountain views) built in 1956, but remodeled/rebuilt quite recently.  Wendy liked it.  I hated the driveway.  Steep, potholes, just not good for my car and motorcycle.  And we're kind of concerned that although a lot of the house is new, a lot of it is also old and will need replacing.  Wendy found cracks in the floor.  (I liked it, but I wouldn't want to live there.  Wendy)

The second house was in Eleele.  That's the area above McDonald's.  Nice view, and you really get that 80s feel.  The kitchen was tiny.  The carpet was orange.  The rain gutters were a wreck.  Some floorboards were loose.  The roof may be leaking too since we found some damage on the ceiling.

Now for the third house...



It's a 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath.  9300 sq. ft. lot.  1200 sq. ft. living area.  Located in Hanapepe, roughly between our current rental and my parents' house.



The living room, dining room, and kitchen, have a very open feel.  The vaulted ceiling has lots of sky lights.  The 2 car garage (with Wendy's driving, it'll fit only 1 car) has a big storage attic.  There's a covered lanai in the back.  The kitchen is on the smallish side, but there is a office/computer room right next to it.



The two bedrooms are both master suites.  The larger one has his and hers sinks and a walk-in closet bigger than Timmy's old room.  It also has a jacuzzi tub.

The other bedroom has a single sink but also has a full bathroom.  It has a very large normal type closet.



Large tub so that Elspeth can't fall.

So here's our dilemma:  The third house looked very, very good.  It has a lot of nice touches.  It's in a good location for us since Hanapepe is between our work places.  It's also near my parents, which means I can take care of the 90 pound idiot of a pitbull.  The big problem is that it is a 2 bedroom, and the layout/feel of the house is more adult and not so child friendly.  There is room to expand the house, but we wouldn't know when we would get the money for that.

Right now, it would be a great house for a married couple that spends a lot of time in the bedroom, and their sister who needs more sun.  In the future, it may not be so good for the married couple with a Wendy Jr, a Chuck, and a Conan.

There was one more house that was on our want list, but after looking at different houses, and rereading the description, it may not be what we want.  It's a 2-story with 4 bedrooms on the top floor sharing 1 bathroom.  The second bathroom is downstairs.

(I got Elspeth fixed)