Who needs a dining room? Ours is full of herps now. We eat in front of the TV. end of story. :)
03-26-2004, 09:55 AM
Marla
Jotay, I'm in the same situation, except that there are some houses in my price range. It's just a matter of what kind of compromises I'm willing to make to get one. For example, I looked at one yesterday with a beautiful back yard and a deck with jacuzzi -- but it had no kitchen. It had a place for a kitchen, but no counters, cabinets, etc., and was painted brick red with a few random mirror tiles on the wall. I suppose I could use that for a herp room and just put a microwave in the living room and call that a kitchen. ;)
03-26-2004, 10:04 AM
JLC
A house with NO kitchen??? Now that is seriously weird! LOL
I did actually get hubby into the pet store when we got the crickets...and he looked over the critters with me. That was fun. For me, at least. He's just doesn't get excited about keeping animals.
I'll have a herp room (and perhaps a whole building) someday...but that's many years in the future, after he retires. :D
03-26-2004, 10:18 AM
Marla
Yeah, I wonder whether the people were anorexic or planning to upgrade the kitchen or having a big problem with bugs or what that would make them take apart the kitchen and leave it as just a room. The house can't have started out with no kitchen! By the way, I got the little cresties moved over last night and will pick up the female tonight. :)
03-26-2004, 11:48 AM
Hockeymom
Hi Marla-
Is Atlanta a big show? I have a friend who lives in Georgia, and I have been debating on flying out and visiting her in time for the Atlanta show. IF I have a good breeding season this year.
Hockeymom
(Going Fishing be back Later)
03-26-2004, 12:06 PM
Marla
Atlanta's show is one of Tony Cueto's shows and is sponsored by Reptiles magazine. Attendance was somewhere around 10,000 last year, from what the newspaper said. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a little smaller this year because they are considering moving it out of Georgia for next year, but it will not be a small show. If you were thinking of visiting a friend then anyway, I'd definitely say it should be worth your while.
03-26-2004, 12:18 PM
Ironhead
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Good Luck on the house hunt Marla, I was looking up here in the DC area and being a single parent with one income I just cant find anything I can afford.
350k and up is a little out of my price.
That's why I like the small rural area's up here in Illinois. Very larg yard (3 lots), 2 unattached garages, 1 shed, 3 bedroom house.....$25,000.
I too keep ball-python.net as my homepage, wouldnt have it any other way.
03-26-2004, 12:34 PM
Marla
So I got bitten by a vicious crested gecko ...
Wow, Carl, that's an amazing deal. Around here $25k will get you an unbuildable lot. Trust me, I looked. If I could afford to give up my job and didn't mind moving away from all the grandparents, I'd consider moving out to the boonies for a deal like that.
03-26-2004, 12:46 PM
Ironhead
It is a great deal...Lot's around here run about $2,500 - $4,000 depending on the area.
03-26-2004, 01:21 PM
Marla
Wow ... I was excited because I thought I'd found a buildable lot for $6800, but it turned out to be major flood plain. The other lots $25k and under were either unbuildably steep, next a landfill, or so far out you had to pass an alpaca farm to get there. Sounds like it's a lot more affordable to live where you are.
