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We missed out again. And the realtor had a different system than two others we bid on, which meant we didn't hear it until just before 2 pm today. So that was stressful.
My parents were able to make an appointment for a viewing at 2 pm today. Since my sister had taken the day off because we had two viewings (10 am and 4 pm) we all went to the apartment. It's really nice. My parents were afraid that on the 6th floor they wouldn't have much of a view, but they got a great view and because they're higher up they don't look out on the busy road. There were two other viewings for the apartment. Tomorrow my parents' realtor is setting things in motion to make an offer.
The house my sister and I went to see this morning wasn't great. It's the basic 1970s lay-out (most of the houses we've seen so far have that lay-out, some are bigger, some smaller). It was a bit on the small side, plus it need a lot of work. It was right behind the second house we've seen, the one with the low countertops and where they are going to do extensive roadworks in the near future.
The second house was, again, the typical 1970s lay-out. But this one was on the bigger side. It had big, new dormers in the attic, making it a really big space. The kitchen was new (we would want to change the tiles to make it a little less boring), as was the bathroom. It was weird, some things were really nicely done, but other things weren't. Every room had a different flooring (we've seen that so many times), a lot of walls needed new plastering (again, that's almost standard) and the walls and woodwork need (professional) painting. But overall it was a nice house in a quiet cull-de-sac (our realtor called it boring, but I like boring). It's only a 10 minute drive to my parents possible apartment (both a pro and a con), you can also easily get there by bike and the bus stops in from of the apartment building, that bus travel on to the city center of Utrecht.
The problem is that my sister has a hard time moving on from the house in Gouda. But it's unfair to compare that house to any other house. It was just so unique. But she's going to sleep on it and we may put in an offer, still overbidding, but not too high. If we get it it's great, if not we move on.
It was a stressful and tiring 2 days. So tonight I'm going to relax, no cross stitching and watch something that doesn't require much brain power.
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