Housing failures abound

A variety of things to consider while searching for your house,
1) The house that you never get to see is always the one that got away. Every time I favorite a house and we leave town for some reason and come back to discover that the house is off the market I become convinced that it would have been perfect for us and that we've missed the opportunity of a lifetime. This is something akin to being a young single who thinks that the girl who just turned the corner and may have been smiling, or was it a frown? or did she just have something in her eye? is the perfect girl for him.

2)Don't spend time in the neighborhood where you are considering buying a house. A lot of real estate agents and parents and other authority figures will suggest this an important part of your home purchase, particularly if you live in DC. I fly in the face of that logic by saying that their is no reason to spend time in a neighborhood and try and get comfortable because if the neighborhood is uncomfortable it may prevent you from buying a nice house. And like I've always said, you can always change the people around you but a house will never fade. Wait, maybe I said something else like, "Personality will fade after the hundredth time you've heard a joke/story seen that same smile but good looks will last forever."

3) Other houses in the neighborhood you are looking in will always appear more pleasant than the house you're considering. You'll find yourself thinking how nice the french doors or landscaping appears in that house that isn't on the market and begin to hate your own selection. I think we should just put an offer down on the house we like best in a neighborhood, on sale or not be damned! Nothing says get the hell out like haunting someone's house by living in the attic for a month and walking around at night/making the sorts of noise that ghosts make. What noise do ghosts make?

4) Never drive down an alley trying to see if it's nice enough. As it turns out alleys are places where things like broken bottles, drugs, and here I mean not people but the drugs themselves, and conventions of beaten down sheds congregate. Thus, really making the whole alley a bit less appealing. Even if S is a smart growth person who loves alleys.

For Jenny:
Northernly or northerly?
directoral or directorial for the adjective corresponding to director?
disenfranchise or disfranchise?
disincentivize; jargon or real word?
disinterested is a synonym for uninterested? True or False?

5) Don't travel around a neighborhood expecting people to be rude. Chances are the people in your new potential neighborhood will be friendly and you'll be slightly off put because nobody in your neighborhood says "Hello" or "I like the colors on your shirt," and you'll feel uncomfortable and drive back home wondering why people just can't keep the damn compliments to themselves and stop accosting you with friendlieness on the street.






Northerly
directorial
disenfranchise though only through a language change from the original disfranchise
Jargon
False