Wow, I think we found a place.
Let me step back a bit. The Boyfriend and I are in the Bay Area looking for a place to live. I accepted a job as a community blogger at CBS5 in San Francisco, and so we’ll need a place to hang our hats. He and I came out here on a 4 day house hunting trip, and I think we’ve found our spot.
It’s a three bedroom house in the heart of Berkeley with pergo wood floors throughout, a huge kitchen with a stainless steel fridge (with a freezer on the bottom!), dishwasher, washer, dryer, plenty of storage (a basement!), free off-street parking, a small yard in back, gorgeous tile in the bathroom and eating area and a KICK ASS working fireplace in the den. It’s gorgeous. It’s a four block walk to BART, and there are two off-leash dog parks within a mile. Landlord pays for garbage and water. There is even an adorable flower/cacti garden in the front yard. It’s fucking perfect. (Okay, a fenced yard would be nice, but we are not gonna push it.) It is on the high end of what we can afford, but after looking at some super sketchy places in Oakland we are thrilled to have found this house.
Landlord has seen all our paperwork and is even cutting us a break on rent since we aren’t moving right away. All we are waiting on is for dude to call our rental references (previous landlords who love us) and then he’ll fax the lease to us at the beginning of the week. I wish we could have something binding before we leave for Tennessee, but he didn’t even list this place until yesterday. We were the first people to view it. He’s not going to even show it to anyone else, so I guess it’s ours unless there is some bizarre stroke of bad luck.
OMG, so excited.
UPDATE: It’s official. We got the house. Photo coming soon!
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That is fantastically cool! It sounds wonderful. I already have envy of your pergo flooring. ;-p
fingers crossed, prayers, etc.
Awesomeness. Where are the pixels be?
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I’ll get some photos today to post. Yesterday it was raining cats and dogs, so pictures were impossible.
Not even moved to Berkeley yet, and already a slacker! Have they no ZipLok™ bags in Liberal City? ;)
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That sounds great! I’ll keep my fingers and toes crossed for you.
[…] Brittney found a place and it sounds really nice: It’s a three bedroom house in the heart of Berkeley with pergo wood floors throughout, a huge kitchen with a stainless steel fridge (with a freezer on the bottom!), dishwasher, washer, dryer, plenty of storage (a basement!), free off-street parking, a small yard in back, gorgeous tile in the bathroom and eating area and a KICK ASS working fireplace in the den. It’s gorgeous. It’s a four block walk to BART, and there are two off-leash dog parks within a mile. Landlord pays for garbage and water. There is even an adorable flower/cacti garden in the front yard. […]
Have they no ZipLok™ bags in Liberal City? ;)
They do, but you don’t want to know what they’re used for. ;)
Congrats on finding such a great place Brittney.
When you ditch the car, the BART is cool, but… y’know, one o’ these won’t hurt.
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Yay you two! Sounds awesome.
Good for you!
Oh, Brittney. That sounds so wonderful. Please-take-me-with-you wonderful.
That is SO AWESOME! Can’t wait to see pictures…
Yay Brittney! I’m so thrilled for you, about the job, the house - everything! You are gonna SO kick ass in the Bay Area… you go, girl! :)
Wow, Cali. I’ll bet that’s a shock from your Tennessee roots, huh? Is it really that expensive out there? The Dim Sum scene is pretty good there, much better than te deep fried crap down here. Good luck you two.
I can think of few families who deserve it more. Congratulations and bon voyage to all four of you!
Hugs!
Oh thank god you’re not staying in Oakland… that area is ALL sketchy. Everytime we drove through there my aunt would lock the doors.
CONGRATULATIONS!
WANT!
soooo jealous :)
So my log was right! Not Twin Peaks, but not Oakland either. The friend I’m going to see next week is also four blocks from the Berkeley Bart station, so I may well be walking past your new place in a few days. I’ll keep an eye out for it.
Congrats :)
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