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Wow!

So, the house was great. It has its drawbacks: there's no driveway, no laundry, the ranges are electric, and the basement is a bit dark. But there are two main floors with several large rooms and a kitchen and bathroom each. Plus, there's a sexy finished attic space and a finished basement. The ceilings are high. The floors are wood, and could probably use a resanding, but are in decent shape as-is. There's space for David and I, C and C-prime, weights, kids, living space, and a bike/tool room with space left over to do with as we see fit.

There's a fenced-in lawn in the back that's surprisingly large for Somerville. There's a little concrete area with some chairs, and then lots of grass and a little vegetable patch. Plenty of room to barbecue, or learn to crack a 6' whip, or burn things, all without disturbing the neighbors (too much).

The second+attic area has its own entrance, as does the basement, but all of them also connect within the house. Those separate outside entrances seem to be added on and are less robust than the rest of the house. Also, there seems to be a space that was once a front porch but has been converted into a semi-habitable room.

So, basically, I like it! We know what the area's like, there's parking on the street, and it's within our price range. It went on the market yesterday, and we're going to try and make an offer. Wow!

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More on the house, since I am too giddy to write a coherent description.

Basement: Two bedrooms, small bathroom with shower, kitcheny area.
First floor: Large kitchen with table, large room, living room, bathroom with tub, wide common hallway area, small room off of entryway.
Second floor: Three bedrooms, one kitchen with table, bathroom with tub.
Attic: Large finished bedroomy floppy space.

The current owner rents the basement to her brother and the second and third floors to tenants (who will be leaving).