To buy or rent, that is the question!

We are busting at the seams in this house. I'm not sure how much longer we'll last.

Renting has been very interesting for us.  When we married, Robert bought a house way out in the country with lots of land and 4 bedrooms. Obviously, we didn't need a house that size at the time, but we thought it was worth the money.  It was a great house, I hated where it was, but it was a great house. 

When we moved to Kosciusko, we debated about renting for a while.  In Kosy, there really aren't a lot of good rental options.  We decided to buy, and found a beautiful house in a great neighborhood. It was right in the middle of town.  I loved it! Robert was a little unsure about living in the center of town.  We loved our neighbors and hated to leave it.  Our house in Kosciusko is being rented by a sweet family.  They are the type of people you dream of renting your home to.  I'm pretty sure they love it as much as we did.

Now in Cleveland, we are renting.  We have a great landlord who takes care of things super quick! When we first moved here, we lived in a TINY house.  We downsized from a 2000 sq foot house to less than 1000.  On top of that, we added a child to our family! It was rough, but enough for us at the time.  Now, we are in our second rental since moving here less than 2 years ago.  It is a little bit bigger, but not by much.  The best part of this house is the neighborhood. Maisie has made lots of friends.  The downside, we are BUSTING out of this house. 

With the decision to home school, also comes the question of whether we need to find a bigger place, a more permanent home.  The hard part comes in with trying to find something affordable, spacious, affordable, in a good neighborhood. And did I mention affordable? We don't mind renting, but the problem is that for a 3 bedroom, 2 bath house, we'll end up paying close to 1000 a month.  That is a tough pill to swallow.  Where as if we buy, we'll be able to lower our monthly payment.  Robert is worried about owning two homes at one time.  I totally understand that.  There are a lot of pros and cons to both situations. 

We are going to look at a house or two this weekend, so we'll see!