Outpost House

Outpose House, originally uploaded by grynstar.

Take a good look at it, because it's about to be off the market. Sara and I are prepping to buy this little house by the end of the month. Weeds and all.

We first looked at this house months ago, but decided to put our money on a different house not far away in the Jemez Mountains. Unfortunately, the seller couldn't make it happen so eight months later we found ourselves back on the market.

This time we looked all over the northern Bernalillo and Rio Rancho area instead of just the mountains. We were tempted by property near the Railrunner station in Bernalillo, but didn't want to wait for a new house to be built (we'd already gone through 6 months of fearfully watching the interest rate fluctuate) and weren't thrilled with the cookie cutter stylings.

One Wednesday afternoon we found ourselves back at the Outpost House and then I knew we were going to spend a lot of our money here. In a few weeks the owner agreed and an abundance paperwork rituals ensued.

Though it's a small house, we have big plans. I'm all over the landscaping and I know Sara has endless plans for painting, designing rooms, and populating them with furniture.

Just a little while ago I was living in downtown DC; awaken by traffic every morning and weaving my way through a rush hour knot of people on the metro to work everyday. I generally didn't think I'd be buying a house in rural New Mexico, but stranger things have happened.


R.I.P. Apartment livin'