As I mentioned the other day how different a house and its street could look in 3D real life, as opposed to the satellite and street views Google provides. Figuring that same effect would apply to the interiors of houses and the photos on Zillow we decided to call a realtor and try to get them to show us a few homes.
We narrowed our list down to 4 houses. We picked the one that was the early favorite and called the realtor to she if she would show us that listing and if she had the time could she show us these other three. We agreed to meet at 10:30 on Wednesday. We were up front about our intentions, that we were just looking and and not actual buyers, for now. But we were seriously considering moving into town in the future and when and if we did, they would be our first call.
The first house we went into was practically around the corner from where we are staying. From there we headed into a nearby neighborhood that was close to the Oregon Tech. Then we headed off to get a look into a house we poked around outside of the 2 days ago. We even chatted with the neighbors. We finished off with the house that was the listing of our realtor. It was very interesting to see inside compared to the pictures online. At the end of the tour we thanked them kindly and went our separate ways.
If this were an episode of House Hunters and we had to choose from just the houses we saw today, we both agreed that the first house we saw would have been the winner. Not long after we got home, the realtor texted me to say that when she got back to the office she noticed that someone made an offer on that very house, earlier in the morning.
This afternoon we did a little more geocaching. Very little more, looked for 5 and found 3. Today’s walk was a touch over 1-3/4 miles. This “park” is on the other side of the Link River from yesterday and the word park is in quotes because it is basically a developer’s failed dream. There was a small loop of paved road with street lights and the utility boxes on home sites that covered a hill between the Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna, but no homes had ever been built. The land is city owned and open for walkers. Today’s photo is a field of wildflowers that had taken over one side of a large hill between caches numbers three and four.