I just bought a condo. The closing date is the 31st, which is great.
The first unit I looked at was on the second floor, and had a small balcony. It would have had a nice view if it wasn't obstructed by office park behind it. Because on the other side of those offices is the city and bridges in the distance. But the layout wasn't too great, although it was heavily updated with all new carpet, pain, appliances, cabinets, flooring etc.
The second unit I looked at was on the same building, only it was an end unit on the other side. Much nicer layout ... It's a fairly decent sized pad. Just under 700sq ft. All units here have a private entry.
It's got a pretty big bedroom and living room. The kitchen is a simple L design that's more than enough for 1 person, and a typical bathroom. I've got plants on the side with private fence so come summer time, lots of privacy. It wasn't as upgraded because it was the model unit. They were originally apartments that were bought out and renovated. Mine wasn't touched yet. It still had new carpet and paint though. The good thing about this? It was 15k cheaper, and $1,500 at Lowes during a holiday sale is more than enough to upgrade some of the stuff I want.
The complex it self is small, only 45 units. All young people 21-40. 18 including me own, 9 rent, the rest are up for sale/under renovation.
My father is a landscape architect, so he took measurements of everything, and we have a full scale drawing of everything that's going it. It looks awesome. Lots of stuff from Pier 1 and similar stores. I like the rustic/old world/Africa type stuff with earth tone colors, a really upscale look... Nothing you'd expect to see in a 24 year olds condo.
I searched through some older threads on ideas, I'm just wondering what else is out there. It could be anything, from what wines/liquor to keep on hand (rather than cheap beer) to something that's impressive, yet overlooked.
The first unit I looked at was on the second floor, and had a small balcony. It would have had a nice view if it wasn't obstructed by office park behind it. Because on the other side of those offices is the city and bridges in the distance. But the layout wasn't too great, although it was heavily updated with all new carpet, pain, appliances, cabinets, flooring etc.
The second unit I looked at was on the same building, only it was an end unit on the other side. Much nicer layout ... It's a fairly decent sized pad. Just under 700sq ft. All units here have a private entry.
It's got a pretty big bedroom and living room. The kitchen is a simple L design that's more than enough for 1 person, and a typical bathroom. I've got plants on the side with private fence so come summer time, lots of privacy. It wasn't as upgraded because it was the model unit. They were originally apartments that were bought out and renovated. Mine wasn't touched yet. It still had new carpet and paint though. The good thing about this? It was 15k cheaper, and $1,500 at Lowes during a holiday sale is more than enough to upgrade some of the stuff I want.
The complex it self is small, only 45 units. All young people 21-40. 18 including me own, 9 rent, the rest are up for sale/under renovation.
My father is a landscape architect, so he took measurements of everything, and we have a full scale drawing of everything that's going it. It looks awesome. Lots of stuff from Pier 1 and similar stores. I like the rustic/old world/Africa type stuff with earth tone colors, a really upscale look... Nothing you'd expect to see in a 24 year olds condo.
I searched through some older threads on ideas, I'm just wondering what else is out there. It could be anything, from what wines/liquor to keep on hand (rather than cheap beer) to something that's impressive, yet overlooked.
