Dear Future House,
After taking a trip to see two houses, today, we might have found you. The first house was in a very nice neighborhood, but had a very small yard on the edge of a hill and needed a lot of internal work. The second house we saw was a nice house with double-pane windows, large rooms, and a yard large enough for a four-seasons garden, a pool, a bocce ball court, and Chris' much desired, future Great Dane to run around and tear up all of it.
Even though the neighborhood of the second house wasn't as cookie-cutter in aesthetics as the first one was (probably because the first one had HOA fees), we feel that the quality of the people in the neighborhood won our hearts. We were blessed to have been able to meet the people who live next door. They were people with whom we'd like to play cards or have afternoon tea on the back patio, since all of the backyards in the area surrounding us are beautifully designed. We must have looked nice in our church clothes, because the couple practically begged us to buy the house, as they were older and were afraid of whom might become their "new neighbors." They told us how much they enjoy the neighborhood. The woman told me that the house across the street apparently goes all out with "Disneyland style" decorations for Christmas. When she said that, a mickey-shaped halo and little choir "ahhhhhhs" surrounded the house for sale. Since being able to be friendly with our future neighbors is important, we were happy to know that there are nice people around. We were also very happy to have been able to meet people who have lived in the neighborhood since it was established in the early 1970s and who love it there!
So, after our experience with the second house, we put in an offer for what might be you. I know that I shouldn't get my hopes up, so if it is you, I will be very happy. If not, I will be a bit disappointed, but I will accept that we just haven't found you yet and will keep on looking.
Sincerely,
Hopeful House Hunter
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