Since Mr. Diva and I moved to the bright lights of Cleveland, we have been setting up house on the second level of a house.  Battling $500 gas bills, a squealing downstairs neighbor who dressed up her Japanese Chin like a horrid little troll set loose in Hot Topix and the 3 am crooning from Luther Vandross from the upstairs neighbor as been a day to day occurance.  It hasn’t been fun.  It has, however, been cheap allowing us to save for a larger down payment on a house.  And after only 1 weekend with a super fab realtor, we found the house of our dreams.

We get to stay in the same general area, which is great and we both got what we wanted.  If you have ever purchased a house with your spouse, you know finding a home you both adore can be difficult. We both wanted an older home with character. But I wanted a pretty kitchen and he wanted (of all things) updated electrical.

So I have to say our search was as easy the second time around as it was the first.  But I’m sure there are couples out there that aren’t as compatible in the house hunting front.  I guess it’s another case of picking your battles so you can both be happy.  I have to say I’m a little disappointed that the search is over but now the fun part starts - decorating.  Mr. Diva would say he gets to run wires and other such manly activities that will require many the trip to Lowes.

Did you have to make compromises when house or apartment hunting with your spouse?