bennett4362
deployment sucks
i'd love the input from those of you who have "been there done that."
we just got our orders to whibey island, washington, and will be reporting there on august 22. we've decided we'd like to buy a house on the island, but don't really know much about the areas, etc, although we are trying to find out what we can from here.
dh is in school, and there's no way he'd be able to take house hunting leave. however, i'm available for the gig, and we were wondering if it'd be worth it for me to fly over there myself around mid-july to find a house and, hopefully, put it under contract.
although it'd be nice to take a short trip out there to get a feel for the area before we move, and it'd be nice to have something lined up before we trek across the country, we weren't sure if it'd really be worth the close to $1,000 the trip would probably end up costing.
from your experience, will it be worth it to spend the money to go out there to find a house before we get there (the money is our main concern) or will we be ok to wait until we arrive?
thanks!!
we just got our orders to whibey island, washington, and will be reporting there on august 22. we've decided we'd like to buy a house on the island, but don't really know much about the areas, etc, although we are trying to find out what we can from here.
dh is in school, and there's no way he'd be able to take house hunting leave. however, i'm available for the gig, and we were wondering if it'd be worth it for me to fly over there myself around mid-july to find a house and, hopefully, put it under contract.
although it'd be nice to take a short trip out there to get a feel for the area before we move, and it'd be nice to have something lined up before we trek across the country, we weren't sure if it'd really be worth the close to $1,000 the trip would probably end up costing.
from your experience, will it be worth it to spend the money to go out there to find a house before we get there (the money is our main concern) or will we be ok to wait until we arrive?
thanks!!