and another one...

we have one more contender on our house-hunting list...

the pros:

* untouched {well they did put in really bad laminate flooring which sucks to replace...but other than that!}

* feels larger {although it's still 1100 sqft like the others}

* more potential for living space in the basement

* has a double garage 

{one that needs a lot of work, but still, it has a garage!}

* the price!!! {that's really the bottom line isn't it?!}

* awesome neighbourhood for families

the cons:

* no ensuite {not even a two-piece?! come on!!}

* needs quite a lot of updating {windows, furnace, etc}

* the area, being a "suburb"

{although really, in the grand scheme of Calgary's expansiveness, not really!} 

probably has a lower resale value

* lots of updates + lower resale value = tricky to do the job how we want to {ie the right way!}

* currently owned by smokers {not a hard fix but still, stinky!}