You'd think our our favorite weekend activity (based on past behavior) was looking at wedding venues. Since deciding on Cherokee Run, we had to find a new hobby. So, we have put our wedding plans on the back burner so that we can focus on buying a home.
We want to buy a condo in midtown Atlanta. Rob’s office is here and, since he has to bill a certain number of hours per year, it makes sense for us right now to cut a commute time out of his work time each day. With me commuting from midtown, it takes about 20-30 minutes depending on traffic. Since Rob is evaluated based on his billable hours in the year,, while I work a standard eight-hour shift, it makes sense for us to take his commute out of our equation. In the last few weeks, since I’ve been working days, we both get to work around the same time, but I’m home at least 30 minutes before him. So, since he’s more likely to be working longer days, we’re able to spend more time together if he’s closer to work.
We started our search search in Park Central, which is Rob’s current building. We’ve looked at several two-bedroom units in that building, but haven’t been able to find anything we like. We want a two-bedroom unit so that we can stay in the condo until we have at least one child. We also want enough room for a dining room table. Unfortunately, nothing we’ve seen in Park Central fit the bill.
We initially tried to do the search ourselves by contacting the listing agent for them to show us the condo. This worked for the first few, but it took a lot of time for us. So, instead of waiting for individual realtors to show us their property, we decided to use Ben McKenzie, a local realtor who helped Rob find the condo he’s renting, to assist us with our search.
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