…and finding joy everywhere
We saw three homes on this trip to the Aisne region of France, and while there were things we loved about each one, none convinced us to make an offer. Or more specifically, none convinced ME to make an offer. One had the most beautiful exterior with an edgy blend of modern and traditional, but […]
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After the heartbreak of a failed purchase right around Thanksgiving, Ralph and I took a little break from househunting for the holidays. In reality, it lasted about all of two weeks! And now as we embark on our third trip, I figured I’d start writing a bit more about the process since I’ve had a […]
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I woke up filled with anticipation…but first, breakfast! Believe it or not, this has been an acquired taste. 😉 I remember my first time in Europe. My mother saved up child support for months and months and took my sister and me on a 17-day bus trip across 7 countries. It was a very eye-opening […]
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It was barely a month since my first trip with Jen, and now Ralph would get to experience the ups and downs of house-hunting in France. Anyone who knows Ralph knows that he doesn’t get excited easily. He’s impatient and finds tasks like this frustrating. If he had his way, he’d buy the first thing […]
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After this first house-hunting trip with Jen, the floodgates opened. I was ready to continue the search, this time with more knowledge of the process and how to organize a trip. Seeing homes in person made me realize that there were patterns to uncover. For example, there were certain home types I could search for […]
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Well, well, well. What a way to wrap up the trip! There’s a reason “mayhem” is one of my blog tags, and now I have an impressive collection of examples to share with you! After we finished dinner in Avignon, we walked by a fabulous building with a bouncer and a red carpet. TOO COOL […]
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Today was one of those days where I really felt the absence of having a buyer’s agent assisting me with the home buying process. Every other time I’ve bought a house, I had an exact location picked out (thanks to the US Government and military orders!). I’d find the best realtor in the region and […]
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Part of the joy of seeing homes in person is checking out the highlights of the area. Otherwise, driving from house to house could feel like a slog. But it’s also the responsible thing to do, because you know what they say about real estate – location, location, location! So as my househunting sidekick Jen […]
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Once the tickets to Toulouse were booked, I started browsing websites for more homes to see. I figured we couldn’t fly all the way out there for one house…I needed more lined up to make the trip really count. It wasn’t long before another house on FB marketplace caught my eye. It was a 3-story […]
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Twelve hours before our flight to Toulouse, my house-hunting buddy Jen and I got texts from Lufthansa that our early morning flight was cancelled. Instead, our new flight to Toulouse around took off around noon. We’d hoped to arrive in Lauzerte in time to see the Saturday market, but now that plan was out the […]
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Delightfully Disoriented 