Just sending out a little update. We have offers on two houses. Friday there was one offer that had been accepted, but then they said that there were other offers and they were reviewing them all. We don't really know what is going on there, so we are hoping to hear something today. One house I have seen pictures of and the other one I have not, but I trust Jeromy's judgement on the houses. During our house hunting trip we were in agreement on most houses...well there was this one old lady house with a beautiful yard with tons of flowers and a pool, but the house was pretty 70's and Jeromy hated it...I would have suffered with the house to have the yard, but what do you do. Nothing on the job front. Jeromy has the laptop in CA, so I'm doing most of my online stuff at Kinko's and the college library. It works fine, but I can only sit at the library so long and I get bored. I'm also waiting on another draft of my resume because I didn't like the first one they sent me.
As long as one of these houses goes through this week we will be moving next weekend to CA. I'm hoping this is the case because I'm very bored without Jeromy around and I'm ready to start fixing up our new home.
Monday, August 04, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
House Hunting
I head back to Texas tomorrow for an undetermined amount of time with the fate of our lives still in limbo. We have placed bids on three different homes. Each having it's own good and bad points and there was one we saw today that we liked as well (mostly because of the awesome pool). We have bid on one house with a pool, but I don't think we are willing to pay what they want for a small house (1400 sq) with an expensive amenity. Not to mention there is no green grass for the boys to roll in so some work would be needed to take out some concrete. The other two are a little bigger at 1750 and 1900 square feet and seem to be stronger investments because we are hoping the square footage will give us a better resale value. All the houses need a little work, but the one with 1750 needs a lot of TLC. It's been interesting to search for a home strictly as an investment in such a weird economy. Ninety percent of the homes we viewed were empty and many were selling for $150,000-200,000 less then they were 3 or 4 years ago. A lot of the homes we liked had multiple bidders, or were short sales (which meant that we couldn't wait on the process). Anyway we should know something tomorrow on our bids and we will keep you posted.
We did little more than house hunt all week. I think we looked at more than 30 houses and little scenery, but we did make it to San Francisco yesterday. It's a very busy city, but seems like lots of fun to visit and with traffic it only took 1.5-2 hours to get there. We drove over the Golden Gate bridge, visited Pier 39, and did a little drive though Sonoma on our way back. Overall it seems like there will be plenty to do for those of you who want to visit.
Starting tomorrow I will have to venture to the library to use the computer, but I will try to keep everyone posted on the events as they unfold. I am hoping to be back here in just a few short weeks because I am looking forward to getting unpacked and the grueling process of job searching. Once we have a home I will post pictures.
We did little more than house hunt all week. I think we looked at more than 30 houses and little scenery, but we did make it to San Francisco yesterday. It's a very busy city, but seems like lots of fun to visit and with traffic it only took 1.5-2 hours to get there. We drove over the Golden Gate bridge, visited Pier 39, and did a little drive though Sonoma on our way back. Overall it seems like there will be plenty to do for those of you who want to visit.
Starting tomorrow I will have to venture to the library to use the computer, but I will try to keep everyone posted on the events as they unfold. I am hoping to be back here in just a few short weeks because I am looking forward to getting unpacked and the grueling process of job searching. Once we have a home I will post pictures.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
California and Such Things
As most of you know Jeromy and I are moving near Sacramento, CA. He is being transferred through Union Pacific to the office in Roseville, CA. It's scary and exciting. I finally sent my resignation to the college where I teach as an adjunct instructor. I'm going to miss that job very much because I loved working with the students and the faculty was very supportive. If only it had been full time...regardless I am going to miss it very much.
One of the big reasons for the move is that we are going to be buying a house as part of the relocation package that UP offers. It's a great opportunity and it's a buyers market in California. Yes we are aware of how expensive housing is in California, but the area we are moving to is very reasonable. We already have a good list of houses that we are going to look at in a couple weeks when we head over there for our house hunting trip. We leave for Sacramento on July 20th and I will return alone on the 28th. Later J will come back and we will all drive up together to our new home.
Overall I think it will be a great adventure and I'm looking forward to seeing a part of the country that I swore I would never move to. Everyone we talk to about the area says, "It's beautiful there!!" so we are excited to see what all the hype is about. I'm hoping that it is a place where I fit in and that I don't have a difficult time finding a job, but times are tough and I'm not betting on an easy job hunt. I am going to be looking for something in the education field and getting my California teaching license. I will probably have to substitute teach for awhile and the mere thought of starting all over with subbing makes me very sad. However, I do have some new help that UP offers and I'm going to have my resume rewritten (much to my dismay it apparently is not as fantastic as I once thought). They will also write a cover letter for me and there is some online help that I have access to for the next couple years.
I hope that we have some visitors while we are there because there will be a lot to do. If just wish California were closer to Omaha because a beautiful landscape can never replace the friends and family from home that I miss and think about every day!
One of the big reasons for the move is that we are going to be buying a house as part of the relocation package that UP offers. It's a great opportunity and it's a buyers market in California. Yes we are aware of how expensive housing is in California, but the area we are moving to is very reasonable. We already have a good list of houses that we are going to look at in a couple weeks when we head over there for our house hunting trip. We leave for Sacramento on July 20th and I will return alone on the 28th. Later J will come back and we will all drive up together to our new home.
Overall I think it will be a great adventure and I'm looking forward to seeing a part of the country that I swore I would never move to. Everyone we talk to about the area says, "It's beautiful there!!" so we are excited to see what all the hype is about. I'm hoping that it is a place where I fit in and that I don't have a difficult time finding a job, but times are tough and I'm not betting on an easy job hunt. I am going to be looking for something in the education field and getting my California teaching license. I will probably have to substitute teach for awhile and the mere thought of starting all over with subbing makes me very sad. However, I do have some new help that UP offers and I'm going to have my resume rewritten (much to my dismay it apparently is not as fantastic as I once thought). They will also write a cover letter for me and there is some online help that I have access to for the next couple years.
I hope that we have some visitors while we are there because there will be a lot to do. If just wish California were closer to Omaha because a beautiful landscape can never replace the friends and family from home that I miss and think about every day!
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