So We're Buying a House
OK, we're TRYING to buy a house. This will be attempt number THREE in the past 5-6 weeks. The market is tight here in Dayton. Actually a suburb of Dayton, but the school's are good, we like the vibe of the place, and the houses are older and have that charm that seems so elusive on TV as well as in real life. We move pretty frequently so trust us when we say there are worse places to live in the world than Dayton, Ohio. I guess I should introduce us: I'm James and I build, repair, and restore stringed instruments. My wife is a nurse. We've decided we've had enough of moving every 2-3 years (she's done it for almost 30, I've done it my entire life) so we're putting down roots. We've lived in enough different styles of houses to know what kind of place we want: a ranch with a basement (partial is OK but we prefer full), 3BR+ 2BA+, a fireplace, 2 car garage and "some place" for me to put my workshop that doesn't involve co-habitating wit...