The House That Wasn't

 

When you look at the picture above you know it is a house.  This was supposed to be the house we bought in Colorado this year, but instead we bought the house below at the end of May. Sometimes the best plans just don't work out, which is why we didn't buy this house.

Last September we put money down for this house to be built. They weren't ready to build it yet, so we knew it would be one of the last houses in the neighborhood to be built this year.  Things got delayed and pushed back and when we arrived at the beginning of May we were told it would not be ready until mid-August.

We had made plans to stay with family for a couple months, but we felt over three more months was too long to wait.  It was disappointing, but the way things had gone it could have been September also.

If you look at the two houses there are similarities.  Our house below has a large extra room and a bigger backyard. It is also in a farm-like area and half of the houses are not moved into yet.  It has better access to everything around and it has a bigger porch area.  

The house above has a bigger driveway and was on a cul-de-sac.  It's a nice looking house which would have worked out, but it didn't. Although the other houses are not sold, "The house that wasn't" has a sold sign on it.  Somehow it is listed as sold before May which makes no sense.  It looks like it is ready for someone to move in. 

We have no regrets and how we bought our house was all about, "The house that wasn't."