In which we are still in limbo...

[jesshartley]

Well, they made the offer. We're researching costs of moving/buying a new house, etc while waiting for the details. Technically we're "in negotiations" I guess.

Anyone have any insights into life in Western Massachusetts/New England?




Oh, and I stumbled across an old friend who's got a new CD out... Check them out. I'm very fond of urSOcool, but the rest of it seems really good, too.

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[aberdeen.livejournal.com]

For those from out west, western MA is no further from Boston than Corvallis is from Portland.

Western MA is beautiful, hills and trees and glacial lakes and farms and you'd almost think you were in a different world from the Greater Boston Area. As long as you stay away from Worcester. If you've got specific questions, I can answer, and point you at other places. Where in western MA is it?

[jesshartley.livejournal.com]

Northampton, which seems to be a bastion of culture and alternate views, thanks in part to the abundance of colleges nearby.

I'm a bit worried, in that there's no 3 bedroom housing under 200K for sale in Northampton at the moment. Okay, I lied, there's one place that's 191K, but it's not really where I'd want to live.

So, we're trying to figure out if we can afford larger mortgage payments to buy a place in Northampton proper, or large (But not as large) payments in one of the surrounding areas.