Slurping wetly and noisily at the nourishment that is New Orleans
Throughout my torture sessions over the past few years, there’s a trend I’m noticing that causes my heart to shudder. While I understand the desire for a new-built home, it makes me crazy when people buy an old house and renovate it so drastically, that they kill all its precious […]
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” -J.M. BarrieIf I could fly, you’d find me soaring into a home just like this. Do I think it’s over-priced? Yes. Do I know the difficulties of living in the Faubourg Marigny? […]
Although I am taking a much-needed break from house hunting, I can’t help falling into my familiar, old patterns, browsing realty sites and wishing on stars. It’s an addiction … I know. Oddly enough, while searching the listings, fantasizing about being a millionaire, I discovered this beauty on Arts Street. […]
Last week, John and I were informed by our lender that the city of New Orleans had denied our application for the Soft Second Mortgage Program. We feel rubbed quite raw due to the reorganization of our financials, and similar to that sensation after losing your virginity, we’re sort of […]
As John and I began to narrow our home choices last night, eliminating options based on things like slab foundations (a possible plumbing nightmare), asbestos roofs and shoddy restorations, we came across this house on Second Street. Yes, I realize that it’s smack dab in Central City. But it IS […]
In an effort to prevent a complete mental and emotional breakdown, I’ve lately searched for homes utterly out of my financial reach during my weekly, online forays into New Orleans’ available real estate. Even with these preventative measures in place, I can’t help but feel a twinge of pain when […]
As I am currently existing in some kind of first-time home-buyer’s limbo (a.k.a. financial consultations, credit checks, home-buying courses, etc.), I’ve been reluctant to play out my usual “house of the week” game. Why? Because I keep finding homes in my price range that are almost exactly what I want, […]
One of the first things you come to realize when house hunting is that everyone’s got their own sense of style. Interior design, I believe, either wholly reflects the person or people living in that space, or it reflects absolutely nothing at all … like a furniture showroom at Pier […]
Just for fun, I widened my search for homes into the Northshore (across Lake Pontchartrain for those not familiar) and lo and behold, I found this massive Italian villa. I had no idea that properties like this even existed in the whole of Louisiana! To me, a mansion of this […]
I’m not good with money. I see something I want and I buy it, regardless of whether or not it’s the best deal, it’s right for me or if it’s even worth it. Because of my impulsiveness, I have often been disappointed and I really don’t want that to happen […]
While I’ve been biting the bullet and concentrating seriously on a potential future abode, sometimes I accidentally come across a property that I simply can’t help getting randy over. I mean, some homes are just so sexy, so alluring, that they can seduce with seemingly-innocent words like “guest house” and […]
Ever since I moved here, I’ve dreamed of living in and/or owning a double shotgun house. Why a double? I knew that it could be a good investment, the tenant would be paying the majority of my mortgage and well, they just look cool. Plus, I’ve seen owners remodel their […]
My dad would rather pay for something useful, as opposed to something frivolous, so instead of a wedding, I’m getting enough for a down payment on a house and to be perfectly honest, I’m as happy as a clam. But, being this close to my lifelong dream of owning a […]