SGTiger and BIAK found a house

[sgtiger]

OMG! I was wondering who posted this thread when I first encountered it, as I just posted about our pending purchase in the OTA thread. LOL! I really do love it, and I hope that you do, too. Especially since you're paying for it.

[boy in a kilt]

I don't read the OTA thread. You told me not to.

If things go the way I'm planning, we'll have half of TE over at our place sleeping in the back yard.

[salsabike]

You guys are a hoot.

That is a NICE house!! Otherwise, I pretty much second everything KnottedYet said.

[boy in a kilt]

Oh, salsa. Remember that discussion we had about re-using waste water a while back? I work in wastewater treatment now and about 90% of the wastewater treatment operators agree with you.

And I've found out that properly digested poo doesn't smell bad.

[jesvetmed]

Congratulations on finding such a great place! The kitchen is nice, but the deck is even nicer! Good luck to you both on your move, and to your family in the new home! I am jealous -- I think hubby and I are about a year behind you guys on the waiting and preparing thing! Good to know it pays off!

Jes

[Trek420]

I think hubby and I are about a year behind you guys on the waiting and preparing thing! Good to know it pays off!

Jes

The bad thing about the sub prime mortgage crisis is, well it's a bad thing. The good thing is there's never been a better time to buy a home. Wanna buy a condo near BART?

[GLC1968]

Woohoo! Welcome to the neighborhood! I like the house and LOVE that deck. Very nice!!

We just bought a house in the Laurelwood/Bald Peak area due west of you and we totally understand the lack of funds issue. Ugh! Of course, we're coming here from Greensboro, NC where houses were dirt cheap in comparison. We downsized (by choice) so we now have a LOT of furniture to sell.

We're planning a garage/yard sale in July if you are shopping.

[salsabike]

Oh, salsa. Remember that discussion we had about re-using waste water a while back? I work in wastewater treatment now and about 90% of the wastewater treatment operators agree with you.

And I've found out that properly digested poo doesn't smell bad.

That's uniquely gratifying since my statements about that came from the vast depths of my ignorance on the subject. AND I can't believe, given that conversation, I didn't tell you about this place Chris and I visited in April---a constructed wetland using filtered wastewater that is incredibly rich with birds and turtles and fish and gators. I would teleport there every morning with my morning coffee if only I could. See: http://www.pbcgov.com/waterutilities/wakodahatchee/

And here's what we saw:
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[salsabike]

PS I'm glad you guys are on the way to being settled. The transition period--where you know a change is coming but you don't actually get to make it yet--is pretty uncomfortable. Glad to hear we'll get you two for periodic TE stuff, but also just glad you got your house part done.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Looks like a wonderful house!

Might want to reconsider that willow though- willows are fast growing and have very big and invasive roots and can literally drill their way into your foundation. Most people don't plant them anywhere even remotely near their houses for that reason.

[elk]

Cool. We'll be neighbors....I live in SW Portland. Where in Tigard is it?

e

[boy in a kilt]

May have to re-think the willows. I knew they liked lots of water. Maybe that's why I always associate them with watery places. There'll be a tree in the back yard. Species to be determined.

The house is off scholls ferry road in the bull mountain area.

[sgtiger]

You can always go visit the weeping willows in Greenway Park. I promised DS, who is currently into Indiana Jones, that I would take him there to swing on the willows.

Picture from the Tigard/Tualatin Parks website:

[bmccasland]

May have to re-think the willows. I knew they liked lots of water. Maybe that's why I always associate them with watery places. There'll be a tree in the back yard. Species to be determined.

BIAK - stay away from Cottonwoods and Sycamores too. Actually you need to be carefuly about planting any trees near water pipes. But hydrophyllic trees are the most troublesome - if they grow along western streams, especially intermittent ones, you don't want to plant them anywhere near your pipes.

[GLC1968]

The house is off scholls ferry road in the bull mountain area.

Wow, you guys are truly due east of me - by about 20 minutes...maybe 30 with traffic. Small world!


Oh, and I'm pretty sure we have a willow - your kids are welcome to come swing on it if you'd like!