There’s been an interesting turn of events of here–one that is taking up a lot of thought and research in our current lives. We moved to Colorado mid-October and signed a lease to rent the house we’re in, this one:

And we like it. It the part of town we live in (and wanted to live in) it’s all older, cottage style houses. So a new build with four bedrooms and an adorable house to boot is pretty rare. Which is why we were so excited to rent it!

But now, we’ve landed into an interesting dilemma. We have two options: buy or move. Our landlady offered us first crack to buy the house we’re living in, but if we don’t want to buy, it’s going on the market in the next couple of months.

Our lease won’t be up until mid-October, but (if we don’t buy) the timing of moving into another rental really doesn’t work for us. And speaking of rentals, finding a new(er) construction on this side of town is rare. A perfect rental could pop up tomorrow, who knows!

Wheeew. We weren’t expecting this and with our current schedules, it couldn’t be worse timing. But really, is there ever good timing for things like this? So– do we buy, stay where we’re at (and happy with) and become landlords when we move again to another state. We don’t know when that move will be, we’re just pretty confident there will be a when. Or, do we hunt until we find another rental we like and move? Oh the decisions…and until we make a decision, doing anything to the house we’re in just seems like a waste–especially if we don’t buy so I’m sitting tight for now.

Thoughts for me? Any buying/selling/renting house stories to tell me? Lay ‘em on me!