The House Search

When I first moved to Houston I did so because my boyfriend's job had re-located him and this was the lucky spot. Very soon after I arrived however, we became engaged. So, buying a house was the logical next step. This was a very intimidating decision for me initially, seeing as I had just moved from a place where a one bed - one bath condo was $250,000. In Southern California, renting is the way to go. Houston is exactly oppositte I learned. It is FAR cheaper here to buy a house than to rent an apartment. Already I could feel the fear slipping away. So, Ryan and I (that's my soon to be husband, whose name I have already adopted) decided it was a perfect time to take advantage of the recent real estate quicksand and and swoop in on a foreclosure home. So, now we live in a 2,000 sq ft colonial ranch in a nice, old subdivision in North Houston; but we do have our work cut out for us...