New Homeowner Musings

I bought my first home this summer. It's a ranch style condo. Here are some of the stats: Approx 800 square feet, 2 bed, 1 bath, dining room, kitchen, living room, finished basement, 2 rooms in the basement. Central heat/air, attached garage.

I love my condo.

Compared to my friends' places, this is small. Compared to the places I've lived before this, it is a palace. I would actually invite friends over. I can't say that about many of the places I've lived in the last 22 years.

Why I like my condo: 1) It smells great. I walk in the door and don't smell a musty basement. 2) There are no dead birds in my furnace and my furnace is brand new. I lived in a place where the furnace was full of dead birds and the furance was so inefficient, I ended up living in one room with a space heater to save money. 2) It is MINE. 3) I am not filling someone else's pockets with money. I've had more landlords than I can count. Most of them did not respond to my requests for minor (or major) improvements or they responded in such illogical ways that I found it so frustrating to talk with them that I either did the repair myself or lived with the issue. 4) I really love my finished basement. It is a quiet place to be and I am not distracted by barking dogs, screaming children, or any other type of distraction. 5) Did I mention, it is MINE? :-).