our next home: the place on 22nd st
no, after all this talk of buying, it’s not a home that we bought…but a rental for at least another year. we decided against buying right now. interest rates aren’t great, prices have started dipping but still have plenty of room to fall, and for our time horizon of waiting another 3-4 yrs to buy our *real* home, it just doesn’t make sense financially. home would have to appreciate at least 4-5%/year to make it worth it.
so about that rental. it’s incredible. it’s the top floor of a Victorian. it’s huge. the pictures in the ad weren’t great, here’s a taste:
that’s the dining room, with the kitchen behind it, and a patio deck outside the door. there’s another 2 large bedrooms, and then a humongo double parlor in front with bay windows looking out over 22nd St. there is, however, only 1 bathroom (with clawfoot tub!) - so we may have to wait in line behind the kitties.
also, it’s right in the middle of the hot Valencia corridor area of the Mission (22nd St & Valencia). great restaurants, bars, and my favorite thing: cafes. it comes with a lease parking space a block away.
there are only 2 downsides i can see so far. 1. it’s 2.7 mi from Caltrain (vs. 1 block right now), so i’ll probably need to get a scooter. 2. there are 2 flights of stairs to get into the place, so i’m not sure how we’ll handle the bicycle situation (there doesn’t seem to be any street-level storage). ah well, we’ll deal.
anyways, we move in 3 weeks! it’s almost a good thing we’re not going to Burning Man this year (i have to work that week & probably Labor Day weekend).