Findings of Favour: House hunting

Last night pre-dinner, we quickly went for a viewing in Zevenwacht. The place was perfectly in our price range... but it was so horrible that we nearly drove away without going in.

It's newly built, and yet the paint is coming off in bubbles. Cheap if you ask me.

It was not what I wanted to see after being all depressed yesterday about not being able to go overseas like we've planned. It was just all too much and I had a good cry after my first glass of red wine. Yes, in the restaurant. Why make it less dramatic?

Either way, this morning I avoided the internet browsing on property to buy. But then, curiosity killed the cat and by 11 am I felt I had a long enough hiatus from the property websites.

I searched again, and found a really cute little place. Tiny, and slightly ugly at this moment in time. No garage either, but with plans that's drawn up to build one.

We are going to look at it tomorrow morning. I'm kind of excited about this one. Sink roof where you can hear the rain falling, it's got a fire place and it's not too bad. Definitely needs a face lift, but it's actually exactly what we've been looking for!

It's kitchen is ugly as, but I've been having renovation dreams of late, and it might just cure my wanderlust.

The best thing about this house is that it's about a R100,000 cheaper than we bargained for... which means - renovation budget!

Since none of the South African houses has any sort of heating system in, I would spend a big chunk on insulation. I've decided that right now, whilst typing with frozen fingers. I know we don't get freezing temperatures here, but seriously, cold is cold when you live in a freezing house! I want a warm and cozy place.