My sister has been wanting to move for about 3 years now. She's not sure where she wants to go, and she hasn't sold her house yet. Every once in awhile we start talking about it and I start looking at various sites to see what's out there in the way of available real estate these days.I would probably move too, if the opportunity presented itself. We bought the house we are in now in a rush and, you know, hindsight and all, I would have probably chosen a different neighborhood if I had it to do over again. I would also NEVER get a 2 story house again. I despise my stairs. Some days I realize I should be grateful for them, they force me to get some form of exercise. But stairs are evil. They collect dirt like no other part of the house. They hide tiny little Legos in their shadows, to be used as weapons for unsuspecting climbers who are in a hurry. When the climber is impaled with the hidden Lego, the stairs laugh menacingly, then toss the climber backwards about three steps, leaving them writhing in pain with
a Lego in their foot and a bruised butt or a twisted knee. Stairs are evil. They mock me daily, saying things like, "C'mon, haul that fat butt up the stairs one more time today. Betchya can't do it without running out of breath. Oh, by the way, now that you are downstairs, you should know you left the phone up here and it will be ringing any minute now. Just so ya know." Did the stairs just laugh out loud at me? They're evil, I tell ya...Eeevvviiiillll!! (Say that like Mermaid Man from SpongeBob.)
Anyway...back to my sister. She's still looking. So I started looking to see what's out there. There's a lot out there! I love looking at houses. I like to see how other people decorate their homes. I like to make myself feel like crud for having no decorating skills. Every once in awhile I find one that makes me feel better about myself, which from a homemaking point of view, is pretty sad. 'Cause if it makes me feel better about my skills? Ummm...dang.
So I came across http://www.scottsdalefineproperties.com/. First thing I thought was, "WOW! Pretty high end stuff!" Then I started looking around the site. They DO specialize in high end stuff. Did you see all of the awards they win? That's a pretty big accomplishement in this kind of housing market! I was about to leave when I saw the link Dream Home Finder. So I checked it out. Why not see how the other half lives? I love the way they have the MLS set up, using a maps system so you know in exactly which area of town you are looking. I really dig that the pictures come up right there on the MLS. It was a really cool and functional way to look at houses.
When the abundance of the universe kicks in and sends a couple million my way (which it will, because I am good enough, smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!), or I find some treasure under a rock, these would be a few of the homes I would consider:
I could sooo live here!
I could not keep up with the cleaning, but I love this house!
Okay, I would not consider this one...even with the tennis courts. What is with that green marble tub?
Reality check - kids screaming. Enough dreaming...gotta go kick some stair butt and get my housework done today. I am grateful for my house. It keeps us safe and warm, and it hasn't been foreclosed on. And it has GOT to be easier to clean than those mansions. Althooouughhh, I'm thinkin' if I could afford one of those huge homes, maybe I could hire a housekeeper. Then he/she could deal with the stairs. And the boys bathroom. Ahhhh, now there's a dream worth having!
