Look where you've "X'd"

Last week, when we met with the Realtor, we told her we didn't want to live in a specific town.  The reasons?  Last year, when we house hunted, we hated the traffic, we got turned around in the town and it just seemed really far away from the center of our comfort zone.

Today, I searched for best neighborhoods to live in within a certain city in Washington.  It completely nixed areas that we had already excluded but because of the prices, sometimes were tempting... but it mentioned this nearby town as a great option.

Out of curiosity, I did a search for houses under 100k in that area and a great under-construction remodel house showed up.  It is even on 4 acres!  When Mike called me, I jokingly told him that I found a house in that town and that we could add the golf driving range to the house because of how much property it is on :).  We'll see if that ever happens but still...  he emailed the Realtor, Sarah, today and we'll see what she tells us.  I'm almost tempted to go for this house more than the other red house.  The reason?  The houses in this neighborhood sell at this depressed time for 200k.  Of course, that means this house might become a subject of a bidding war since it's now under 100k and will probably attract investors.

Cross your fingers with us that we'll make the best decision for the house that will have the best equity and be the best option for us.