A Glimer of Hope

There is is. Just a glimmer, a small glimmer of hope that we will again be homeowners. As I felt my dream of staying here wash away from me in a sea of moving out to the burbs, I came across a glimmer of hope. This glimmer needs work, its a foreclosure. No one was displaced which is good. I feel thats bad Karma. It is 3 blocks from the private school we are considering for our boys. It's 1.5 miles from the house of worship we would like to attend. My husband could have a take home car. Thats right, a take home car! This lovely 3br 2 1/2 bathroom house is (dare I say) in this city!!!!!!!
We went to see it today and I honestly feel this puppy is a diamond in the rough. At first we were looking for a fixer-upper. Heck, we knew that is all we could afford. But this, this hit all the major points for us. It has all the bare bones we need, the bedrooms, the bathrooms, the living dining room, the working wood burning fire place, the family room, the kitchen with breakfast room. The postage stamp yard, the garage...it's endless. OK so the kitchen hasn't ever been updated, the second floor needs to be COMPLETELY redone to make it 3 functional bedrooms, the basement has some water issues (this we are pros at after our first house). The front is south facing, so good sun! Most people would run from this. We like the challenge. I love the idea of designing my own kitchen, actually I wanted that. Then I get what is good for us not what someone else wanted. Our boys could have rooms of their own. We could have our own bathroom ( do I hear a hallalujah!). We could keep our living room set ( ahh bliss!). We would have to get the work done before moving in which might work out as our lease isn't up until April 1st. SO if anyone feels the need to send a prayer our way that this works out for our family, I would greatly appreciate it. Hey If we get it I might even post a picture :D Cheese!