success in the hunt

So, I had originally planned to post a few of our favorite houses to the blog, but we ended up having just one favorite. We viewed 10 houses in one day. Two of them were immediately ruled out. Seven of the remaining houses were ranch houses -- virtually indistinct from the others. This left us with one house. It's a great house -- 1910 farm house. So how does it stack up against the list?

• .25 Acres | .18 acres
  
• 3+ bedrooms (separated by floor plan or multi-story) | 3 bedrooms on two levels
  
• 2+ bathrooms | 1.5 bathrooms
• Wood flooring throughout (tile in kitchen, bathrooms) | wood except the kitchen and half bath which have laminate
  
• Open kitchen w/ island and window(s) | Fairly open kitchen w/ windows and tons of possibility
  
• Natural, solid-surface kitchen counters | Countertops in dire need of replacing, some laminate, some natural
  
• Wood cabinetry | Wood cabinetry (possibly original or at least very old)
  
• Gas cook top | Gas cook top
  
• Electric oven | Gas oven
  
• Energy efficient refrigerator| No refrigerator (yet)
  
• Dishwasher| Dishwasher
• Double sink | Not sure ...
  
• Designated dining room | Designated dining room
  
• Laundry room with sink and folding counter | Mudroom with hookups
  
• Detached (or low focal point) garage | Detached (huge!) garage
  
• Near good elementary school, library, shopping, parks | Across the street from school, within ten minutes of library, shopping and parks
  
• Established neighborhood with sidewalks | Fairly established but possibly transitioning to commercial
  
• Central Location (20-40 minutes to Forest Grove, Portland and Oregon City) | 15 minutes to F.G., 30 minutes to PDX, 50 minutes to O.C.
  

Considering my list was intended too be a dream list a la House Hunters, I think we did pretty darn good! When the husband took a look at the list he added a few items, molding, built-ins, outbuildings (all of which the house has). Also, this house falls well within our budget where all the ranches pushed a little past comfortable.

We go for our second look tomorrow afternoon and then we'll likely place an offer. Here's hoping...