Trophy Club & Grapevine Didn't Work Out Either

Okay, I am beginning to believe that our perfect home doesn't exist. We are even beginning to expand the area in which we are looking. Still no luck. And we are trying to reconsider Carrollton. It is a great location for us, but we have to be careful what schools the girls go to. The good ones seem to be few and far between.

We have also starting to visit apartments too. Not too happy about that, but we have to be ready! We are starting to run out of time! The thing about apartments that we have learned is that they don't have 3 month leases anymore. Now they have 7, 13, 18 month leases. That's the average anyways. So John said we may be able to stay at his corporate housing apartment if we need to for a couple of months. It's month to month. We really don't want to stay off the market for too long because our loan and stuff is already set up. I'd hate to loose our rate and stuff.

So anyways, here are some homes that we saw last Thursday...or was it Wednesday...hmmm, can't remember anymore.

Anyways, here they are:

Spring Creek House, Trophy Club

Lot: 0.23 Acres Sq. Feet: 2252
4 bedroom, 2 living area, 2 bathrooms

This house was great, but the lot was so small for this huge house and there was an electrical pole right smack in the middle of the back yard. We left and came back and walked around the property, we realized lots of work this house would need. it had sagging brick, water damage, needed a new roof....possible huge money pit!

front door, formal living and dining to the left

Kitchen, breakfast area, and family room

back yard...see the pole!

Lots of ceiling cracks

Crooked Creek House, Trophy Club

Sq. Ft.: 1,784 Lot Size: 10,454 Sq. Ft.

3 bedroom, 2 bathroom

This house was nice. We liked it much better through the online pictures.

It was a corner lot and the master bathroom would be shared with the rest of the house. There again, not great for resale value.

Creek Courts Home, Trophy Club

Sq. Ft.: 1,982 (did not feel this big at all!)

3 bedroom and 2 bathroom

The kitchen was dark and small and closed in. I'd feel like I was cooking in a closet! I really didn't like this house....so I kinda just stoppped taking pictures.

Again, the kid's bedrooms are in the front of the house. Why do builders think this is a good idea?

Edgemere Court House, Trophy Club

3 bedroom, 2 bathroom

Sq. Ft.: 1,840 Lot Size: 14,810 Sq. Ft

I loved this lot! Gorgeous! But it was missing some fence...like it was never built.

Living and formal dining (they had turned into an office)

Kitchen and breakfast area

Both kid's rooms were upstairs with a bathroom and that was it for up there. Not a big fan of that.

The master. It had one closet and the master bathroom would have to be shared with the rest of the house. Our realtor told us that would not be good on the resale value. I could see why!

Great lot, just not the house for us!

Brookside Drive, Grapevine

3 bedroom, 2 bathroom

Sq. Ft.: 1,848 Lot Size: 9,148 Sq. Ft.

We found out when we got here that this house was a foreclosure. Looks like they tried to start doing stuff to fix the house up but then just stopped and up and left.

Kitchen, the floor had lots of water damage.

Unfinished master bathroom

Tiny court yard that leads to the backyard

Part of the backyard

Small pool

Other half of the yard

Just wasn't the house for us. I am sure it will make some one happy.

Crestside House, Carrollton

3 bedroom, 2 bath

Sq. Ft.: 1,820 Lot Size: 8,276 Sq. Ft.

This house was nice, but way to small for us. It was almost our house. But on a little larger scale. So I don't want to move out of my house just to move back into my house. If I am selling my house, I want something different!

Living room & Dining

Dining

Kitchen, needed updating! As with nearly every house I have walked into.

I don't know if you can tell in the picture below, but the floor has a ripple in it. They swear there are no foundation issues, but that ripple looks like the start of something I don't even want to mess with!

This is the master. A fireplace in the master! Total waste if you ask me. I like my wall space and that just takes up a wall! John thought that maybe he could wall it up them turn the firebox around and open the fireplace up to the outside, but.....I don't think so. I'd rather just let someone else have the house. Sorry....that's the "dream killer" coming out in me.

Master bath. One closet! Have you seen how many clothes John owns???? He has more shoes than I do! The tub and shower was gross too.

Kid's room in the front. That's a no no!

Other room that they turned into a library. It would have to be turned back into a bedroom.

Guest bath.

It has had a descent size yard. the decking needs to be pulled up and redone.