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17 August 2007

We found our place! Conveniently enough, it's the front house on the triplex property where my boyfriend's been living all along!→[More:]By sheer coincidence, we found out this weekend that the tenant of the front house had just bought a condo. My boyfriend and I instantly said we wanted to rent it, but didn't know how much the landlord would raise the rent (it's a beautiful house going for waaaay under the market price for a 1920s Spanish bungalow).

Well, the landlord got back to us just now and said if he was putting it on the open market, he would raise the rent by $500... but for us, he'd only raise it $150. Woo! I'm so excited. It's BEAUTIFUL: 2 bedrooms, bathroom with vintage tile work, living room with amazing fireplace, full dining room, kitchen, laundry room, reading room/den, a back deck, and a big front yard. It will be the nicest place I've ever lived in as an adult.

post by: scody at: 16:44 | 14 comments

scody, It sounds gorgeous. Congratulations.

posted by LoriFLA 17 August | 16:46

YAY! Sounds really nice, scody! It's been a good week for you. :D Post some pics when you get 'em - and don't forget that cutie pooch!

posted by chewatadistance 17 August | 17:57

Congratulations! a big day for new homes.

posted by arse_hat 17 August | 17:58

Yay for scody! I found a place to live starting in September as well, I'm very excited.

posted by grouse 17 August | 18:48

I hope it turns out to be mellow. I love those old LA bungalows. Any trees out front?

posted by danf 17 August | 18:50

Yep, one very large tree in the front yard, plus nice additional landscaping. Zippy is going to have a lot of fun, bouncing around chasing after crickets and squirrels.

Grouse, congrats on your new place, too!

posted by scody 17 August | 19:05

That sounds great scody! I look forward to some pictures?

posted by richat 17 August | 19:58

The vintage tile work sounds nice. I was kind of sad to see that the upgrades to my otherwise cute current apt. made right before I moved into it included replacing the original tile counter with a faux-granite look plastic countertop. But enough grousing. Congratulations!

posted by PY 17 August | 20:07

It sounds lovely, scody. Congratulations!

posted by deborah 17 August | 21:42

That sounds perfect. I'm so excited for you!

posted by tangerine 17 August | 21:56

Yep, photos will definitely be forthcoming. Excitement! I can't believe I'm finally going to have a full dining room for my grandmother's dining set! It will feel great to finally give it its due.

I was kind of sad to see that the upgrades to my otherwise cute current apt. made right before I moved into it included replacing the original tile counter with a faux-granite look plastic countertop.

My boyfriend actually does some contracting work, specializing in tile -- and funnily enough, he got called on to a job the other week to do exactly what happened to your place: replacing really gorgeous vintage tile (in both the kitchen and the bathroom) with that terrible faux-granite stuff. He said it felt pretty weird, destroying classic materials and handiwork for a cheap knockoff of a trend that's already past its prime.

posted by scody 17 August | 22:10

Everything's coming up scody!

posted by jrossi4r 17 August | 22:48

Mazel Tov!

posted by brujita 17 August | 22:54

Wow, vintage Spanish bungalow! How wonderful, plus the move will be so much easier cause you can just carry it across the yard! And, without a huge raise in rent! Your karma is good! Congrats.

posted by mightshould 18 August | 05:49

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