This week I was only able to get this one blog post in. It's quite hard to come up with topics if I'm not actively programming and busy with work. I did spend a lot of time looking at properties online all over Oregon and there's one in particular that I think I've fallen in love with. It's cheaper than the place I have now, but is a nice step up. Ideally we'll find a place that's ready to go and isn't too big so we can fill it in comfortably. This way we'll have the time to plan our next move to find the perfect plot land to build a longterm dream home on.
During our trip up there in September we'll stop by a few places to see if I'm looking in the right areas. I must thank Google's Satellite view for doing most of the work. I'm surprised at the number of places that have pools which will be one of the main buying points for me :). Others include plenty of acreage, privacy, lots of grass, trees, and hopefully public forest close by.
Places I'm not too interested in:
- Riverfront property - it usually means you have a neighbor close on both sides and not a lot of trees for privacy.
- On the side of a hill - I'd prefer the acre surrounding the house to be somewhat flat, beyond that it can be anything.
- Farmland/open field - I have no need for horse stables or garages for farming equipment.
- Blue/purple carpet, overly rustic accents, or where each room in the house looks like it was built in a different decade.
- Lack of natural zombie defenses such as no fence lining the property or the house being right next to the main road.
Enough about that. This plan to move up there is several years away. All these places I'm interested in, sadly, probably won't be available then. Time to put these thoughts in the back of my mind for awhile.
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I used this a lot to check if a domain is available. It uses Ajax to instantly tell you, as you type, if the domain is available. It's pretty straight forward.
