Looking for a house in Lakeside/Woodland

CBphoto Apr 18, 2013 5 Comments

My husband and I recently sold our lovely little house in Lakeside, and now we’re looking for a new home. We didn’t expect our house to sell so quickly, and now that it has, we are not finding much on the market! We’re looking for 3-4 bedrooms, nice size yard, and possibly finished basement or space to grow. I thought I’d throw it out here to see if anyone was planning on listing their house soon, as we’re reaching our deadline before we have to decide to rent! Thank you in advance!

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Herzog

about 12 years ago 

Supply is low, demand is high? If that isn't music to my ears.  One thing I know, when you go looking for a house, or a car, you see all the reasons people are selling. To find something well taken care of, with character, and love, well they're not laying around like hot dogs in a video rental.
  
Your best bet is to light a candle or pray.  This offer is so tempting.  But after ten years, I think I'm starting to like it here.  That, or all the hard work has brought me around the bend. I can't imagine what 40 years could do to a guy. Probably start writing an 80's album. This is my brain on Duluth Barrett, any questions? 

If you guys had like, a quarter of a million to spend, I'd hook you up with your dream home stat.  This is the best spot in town, yet nobody knows it, because they've never been here.  Some friends moved from Chester, and their neighbors promised to visit them someday.  You'd think it was like driving to Mexico. You Chester Bowlers sit on your front porch with sawed off shotguns looking out for anyone that looks Lakeside suspicious dontcha?  'We don't like yer kind!'

Special K

about 12 years ago 

I toured the Parade of Homes down in the cities this year and many of the realtors have commented that this has been the busiest year they have seen...so long as the house is under $200K.  Unfortunately prices don't seem to have increased with demand yet.  Anecdotal, of course, but I'd imagine the excess inventory of high priced homes built on speculation/foreclosed that still aren't sold have something to do with it.

Also, Edmunds has a pretty good MLS search.

kerc

about 12 years ago 

The house next door to mine is owned by a pair of empty nesters. They inherited mom's place a few years ago but have been maintaining two places. This latest storm put Mr. Neighbor over the edge. He thinks he isn't going to list it with a realtor, but works at one of the big realty/rental management offices in town. 

It's a three bedroom, three bath. No garage, but room for building one. You'd live in a rough neighborhood full of unruly adults: phd in geology, phd in history, phd in literature, pastor, realtor, nurse, carpenter, sign language translator, teacher.

in.dog.neato

about 12 years ago 

Herzog is right...us Chester Bowl/Park/Terrace-ers are an unruly, xenophobic lot...

But there are a few homes up in this cute little neighborhood for sale...

Your nabes would be any one of maybe a half dozen contractors and landscapers, a coffee roaster, a cranky old Texan, an erstwhile frozen confection peddler and a whole lot of elementary and preschool aged little people...among others...

Look up in the Chester Terrace neighborhood...between 14th ave. east and w. Chester park drive, skyline to eighth st.

It's s funky little pocket neighborhood that doesn't quite fit the grid. Just watch out for the guy who lives in the house with all the raised bed boxes and lung ta hanging form his house...

nss

about 12 years ago 

I'm a Chester Bowler, where is everyone else? You can add an M.A. in Edu and a respiratory therapist to the neighborhood list. There are multiple houses on Grandview Ave for sale. Not sure price or size but mine is 4 bed 3 bath on Chester Park dr and they look comparable.

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