my first monday as a 30 year old :)

i haven't had time to blog about my birthday weekend - good times. definitely ate way too much. TOO much. i was at the gym at least 2 hours yesterday and considered going back for more.

earlier in the week, i'd emailed J and told him i wanted to look at houses on Sunday. I'd originally picked 11, but 3 went off the market by Sunday and then i added another, so J and i looked at 9 houses on Sunday. Many of them were deceptively nice - most of them had some great staging, but when you got down to looking through the houses, majority were AWFUL. some were too old, others were in the ghetto, some were basically built on the highway....

there were two that i really liked. well, one more than the other... J says that if you really like something, have your friends and family look through it if possible. i don't have family here (not in the traditional sense anyway), so if you guys will look at these, let me know what you think. i want your honest opinion:

443 S Howard St SE, Atlanta, Georgia 30317

This one is right off the i-20 Glenwood Avenue exit. of the two that i liked, this one was the shadiest area, but there is a lot of construction of new/nicer houses happening on the street. the house is beautiful inside. For details click here (i'll have to get you the details later, i can't find a public listing for it)

867 Brownwood Ave SE, Atlanta, Georgia 30316

this is the one i really liked. its in EAV and is smaller than the one above. the neighborhood is a mix of nice houses like this one and old ugly houses. The area feels a bit more "safe" (i'm not sure why). For details, click here