My House Requirements

I'm looking for a 3bed 2+ bath single family or town home, with a basement, front and back yard and a porch. Something with an old Victorian or Colonial style look; particularly in an area of Washington DC that has growth potential.

I have been advised, by commercial/real estate agents, that the Trinidad/Ivy City and Anacostia areas of DC are perfect for that type of growth. A number of new housing projects and business projects are taking place in those areas so that's where my focus is. Hopefully in 5yrs my home would have gain a great deal of usable equity.

Because my requirements are so very specific and my financing is so limited I am often missing out on the deals that I want. As much as I want this to be as smooth as Property Virgins or House Hunters, it is not really going that way; but I'm not giving up, I will have my home by December 16th 2011 right on time for graduation.

HGTV's House Hunters contacted me

Dear Kadija,

Thank you for your interest in HGTV’s House Hunters! I would love to hear about you and your upcoming move!

Where do you currently stand in the house hunting process? Just starting out? Narrowed it down to a few? Honed in on “the one?”

House Hunters does not assist in the home buying, selling or search process. We simply document the story of you on the search for your future home.

As far as actual timeframe see below:

We are currently looking for homebuyers who are closing on a property within the next 1 to 2 months. This includes buyers who are actively bidding on a home or newly under contract.

Thank you again and I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Sincerely,

Casting Producer
HOUSE HUNTERS

This is quite depressing

I gave my agent a list of 5 places I wanted to check out today, maybe my search engine is delayed; 3 of the 5 are under contract, 1 I can only view on the weekends between 1pm-4pm and the 5th was not such a great deal for me although my boyfriend feels it has growth potential as it comes with 2 vacant lots on either side.

I am tired. This entire process is so overwhelming. The home that I thought I may have a chance on now has two other people who feel the same way I do, its just a matter of waiting til the seller gets back from vacation on Friday and making a decision. ugh! My back up bank own option I have submitted an offer for but will have to wait at least 60days for the bank to make there decision whether or not the feel that my offer suits them.

So at this point I have completely exhausted my options in my budget and zip codes; all I can do is wait on my first option and back up. I am in no rush to move, but my rent did just increase and I wanted to have my house warming/graduation party in December. If I were HGTV's House Hunter's or Property Virgins, this would only take 30mins with commercials.