Deal off...and here we go again....

Some new developments have taken place within the last week. We terminated our offer on that first house because of way too many problems with substandard building, structural, heating and roofing issues, and so much more.
The house was a virtual money pit, and after getting 4 separate opinions from builders, contractors, and inspectors, we decided, that as much as we loved the property and layout of that house, we needed to call it quits.
So, on Saturday we terminated our offer.

And then on Sunday our real estate agent took us out to look at a couple other houses on the market in the East Mountains.
I fell in love with most of the offerings of the Yrissari property, but there was alot of work to do to clear enough trees off the property for horses and other critters. John didn't like the lack of curb appeal at all.
But the nice thing about that house was that it was very close to one of our fellow homeschooling friends, Sharon.

We finally did get some excitement from the second house we viewed. And it's only about 15 minutes away from our friends, too.

We've been over to this house 3 separate times and we talked with some of the neighbors, too. We finally decided to place an offer on Monday and the final offer was accepted today!

This house is not as big as we'd hope for, but it's well maintained and quality built. And after the headaches we dealt with in trying to buy the house with all the remodeling and additions (by the unlicensed owner), we just want to avoid that kind of chaos.
But this house is over 2100sq feet with 4 bdrms, 2 baths and a loft, and it sits on 3 useable acres, already set up and fenced for horses with a stable and tack room w/ water and electricity.

The neighborhood is also really nice with only 7 houses on the road and beautiful views all around. I especially love the large balconies off the master bedroom and loft.

Here are a few pics from the listing and some I took, too:

Front of the house(John likes the 4 car garage. I like the sheltered chicken space behind the 4th garage!):
The living room full of beautiful light, views and windows.
The kitchen with beautiful southwestern custom cabinets and tile countertops. It's smaller than I would have liked, but I'm not huge fan of cooking anyway. And this design requires less walking back and forth.
The dining room. There is also an eat in breakfast nook in the kitchen bay window area.
The master bathroom w/ jacuzzi tub. I like the windows looking out to South Mountain and the horse pasture.
Jackson and Jeremiah like the basketball court in the backyard.
The view from the horse stable to the back of the house.
John and Jackson in front of the stable.
The views north of the property, from the bedroom balcony, towards South Mountain.
The mature fruit trees on the side of the house. Several kinds of apple, a peach and an apricot tree. The apples are very sweet!