We Bought A House - It's Pink

If it seems we haven't been on here as much as usual, that's true. We've been house hunting and it would appear we found one. It's a foreclosure so we got it on the cheap, but it's not bad on the inside compared to some of the places we saw. It's a 5 bedroom 4 bath 2200 sq ft place on a corner lot in Scottsdale. Did I mention it's pink? Hell yeah! And the best part? It has a pool. Goodbye stupid heat. Hello refreshing night swimming.

We just had our offer accepted tonight so there is still plenty of opportunity for this to go sideways, but provided that doesn't happen, this is where we're going to be spending the next few years. BTW 5 bedrooms = room for visitors.


It's on a quiet corner, has a place for a front patio, no garage, but a drive through driveway. And per the sign taped to the pole, there is a huge sale somewhere nearby. I like the sound of that.


The backyard, or at least the back of the house. As I mentioned, it's a foreclosure so we're not going to show the pool just yet (it's on the green side), but you can see where it is to the left of the photo. It also has fans, misters and a bar for lounging in comfort.


Here's the kitchen. Carrie and I are thinking about putting a fridge and maybe a stove in here, but that fan is so awesome we may hold off. We haven't made up our mind yet. On the plus side, the hole where the stove goes has a gas line sticking out of it and I have to admit, I love cooking with gas.


This is the front entrance as viewed through the kitchen and future site of a kick ass island.


And here is what will become the formal dining room. Through the French doors is the kitchen for spatial reference.

So that's sort of a tour. The bedrooms are big and okay. Two on one side of the house, three (I think the original three) on the other. 4 bathrooms, but you have one in the master, one for the other two at that end of the house, one for the two rooms on the other end of the house and one by the back door so people can get changed and cleaned up after being in the pool without walking through the house.

It's good stuff, but it's going to take a little work. Wish us luck, or better yet, come down and lend us a hand.