Not surprisingly it has some pros and cons, but on the whole, we both really like it and are quite excited as it is the first house we’ll be living in together as well as the first house either of us have lived in since living with our parents.

Con - Rent’s $50/month higher than our townhouse would be if we renewed our lease there.

Pro - it’s a HOUSE.

Con - The walls in the living room are kind of a funky color right now. Not unlivable, but certainly not something either of us are crazy over.

Pro - We’ll probably be allowed to paint the walls, but even if we can’t, at least the walls aren’t white!

Con - Bizzare kitchen layout. The first thing you notice when you walk in the kitchen is that there is no fridge or stove. That’s because they are in a small room connected to the kitchen instead of in the main kitchen itself.

Pro - Alot more counter space in the kitchen. We’d actually both be able to cook in there at the same time without tripping over each other.

Con - Both bedrooms are pretty small. In fact I somewhat wonder if we’re going to have to crawl into our king-size bed from the bottom instead of being able to walk up the sides.

Pro - Total square footage is 20 more than our townhouse, plus we’ll have both an unfinished basement and attic space to store things in. We have NO storage in our townhouse, so that will open up even more space.

Con - No obvious place to put the litter boxes where they are out of sight but easy access for the cats.

Pro - One time $100 pet fee. That’s it.

Pro - A working gas fireplace in the living room.

Pro - Off-street parking.

Pro - Big backyard.

Pro - Air-conditioning (which we have in our townhouse but alot of the other houses we looked at didn’t have it).

Pro - After the first year we can lease in two month chucks for $25 extra a month. That will be great since after the first year, timing will be dependent on the progress of the house we’re building.

We don’t have it yet, but all looks good. Keep your fingers crossed for us.