The first house we really love

We went to look at a few houses in Milwaukie today, because we are fairly sure that if we buy a house, it will probably be in Milwaukie. A little cheaper, more land, and still really close to Portland and everything we want to do.

The first one. Meh. The house itself was cute (and from the pictures, we would have loved the kitchen), but we hated the neighborhood. Tim and I both felt like we had somehow ended up in a part of Vermont neither of us wanted to be in. Tim: "It feels familiar, and not in a good way."

So we followed our mock GPS (laptop with google directions saved on it) to the next house. We LOVED it. Great yard. Cute house (and definitely the closest thing to a Cape you will find out here). Really quiet street. Cute neighborhood, good for running. And about 6 minutes door to door from there to where we live now. Check it out here.

It is on the high end of where we would like to be, but if it stays on the market, it is definitely one we will check out.