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HOUSE!

After a week of, seemingly, no options...we have found a home! This is an answer to prayer! This is a wonderful place with some great owners who really are supportive and trying to make this place comfortable for us.

Unbelievable, really. We saw this house on Tuesday morning, and by Wednesday at 7pm we were sitting with the owner finalizing the agreement after 3 hours of identifying improvements and working on details.

The home has 3 rooms, big living room/kitchen, a huge entry way (which could double as a sitting room), small basement, and has a pleasant front yard that is fully enclosed and protected. The home has very thick concrete walls so the house is quite cool on hot days and will stay warm during cold days.



View from street. Shop to the right is a beauty salon owned by the same folks who own the house.

driveway (from house, looking out towards the main street).
Added Bonus: wooden door on right is a bathroom (squatty potty)
driveway
front porch, garden/yard to the right

Porch looking towards driveway

Front door
Entry Salon

Living room 

Living room

Kitchen (along the wall on the right - where the dark tile is). Room on left will be laundry room/sink area of bathroom. We are extending the wall so that it will more fully close off that area.

Bedroom (Justin's)

Bedroom (Kailyn's)


Forgot to take pictures of our room and the basement (two different locations - to clarify). Will still be a week or so before we can move in, but we are excited that this question has been answered...and in such an amazing manner. 






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