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So Let's Just Compare

Living in Denver is a huge blessing, and we absolutely love it. We have a great group of friends, I have a wonderful career, Kaleb is pursuing the school of his dreams, and our church is where we know God has called us. All of these things make living in Denver a huge blessing, and a place that we love calling home. 

That being said Denver is EXPENSIVE... for lack of better words. The housing market is rocking, and finding a place to call home is a little bit of a struggle. It's stressful, exhausting, and sometimes a bit heartbreaking. All emotions that I would really prefer not to feel. 

Tuesday night we put an offer on our first dream home. I loved it, Kaleb was obsessed, and it was a place that we were ready to call home. We offered $15,000 over asking, and tried to be as competitive as possible. We prayed, and asked for guidance over the next couple of days. Wednesday night we got the call from our perfect realtor letting us know that unfortunately the seller did pursue another offer of $20,000 over asking. 

After the crushing news I decided to take sometime to look into what the exact same amount would buy us in other locations. Quickly I realized that if we lived anywhere else our situation would be so very different.  Below I have attached my discoveries.

Let's start with my home sweet home of Albuquerque, NM



For the exact same price that we offered on our home we could afford this beautiful home. 
4 Bedrooms, 4 Baths, and  2,671 sqft... Oh and its been for sale for 129 days. 

Next on the list, Douglas, WY, where my in laws call home. 



This beautiful home is 5 Bedrooms, 3 Full Baths, and 3817 sq ft... and once again has been for sale for 44 days. 

Moving on to Emporia, KS, where my brother in law and his family resides. 



This beautiful home is 5 Bedrooms, 3 Full Baths, 1 Partial Bath, and 3,918 sq. ft.... It has been listed for a lovely 156 days. 

Last on this tour of homes, the beautiful city of Nola. 




 Our dream house is 4 Bedrooms, 3 Full Baths, and 2,664 sq. ft... and has been listed for 38 days. 

Finally, allow me to introduce you to the house we made an offer on, and lost. 



This lovely home was 5 Bedrooms, 1 Full Bath, 2 Half Baths, and 2267 sq, ft.,,, this beautiful home was on the market for 1 day before it was gone. 

The size does not change from place to place, but the one thing that does change is the time. Everywhere else you have at least a little bit of flexibility, but here in our home sweet home, houses are going quickly. 

So far now I will stalk our MLS, and trust in the Lord's guidance as we search for our dream home... or at least one that's close enough. 

XOXO, 

B

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