I was lucky enough to find a company called Seattle Apartment Finders. They have agents that find housing for people like us that are clueless and unfamiliar with the area. Our agent was Jen, and we told her our price point, how many bedrooms we wanted, etc. and she sent us a list with pictures and the breakdown of pricing. We then told her what places we liked and disliked, and almost immediately she got to work on making appointments for us.
Our appointments were packed into one day, so it was pretty tiring! We looked at so many, and liked things about each one, but the last one really spoke to us. It is up on a plateau in Issaquah, and it's all new development. There's a hospital adjacent to the complex, and a transit station 1/4 mile away. It's perfect, I could try and get a part time job at the hospital, and Ryan can catch the Microsoft shuttle to work at the transit station. The complex is called Discovery Heights, and we locked down a 3 bedroom town home with a detached garage. The complex itself isn't even done being developed yet, and the surrounding shops haven't all been filled. That's how new that area is, which I love.
This place is perfect for us. Outside of the city life, but close enough to go for the day. It's centrally located between Ryan's work, and Bellevue College for me, and it's also close to a Home Depot, my favorite! :D
We are so excited to have a place where family can finally visit in comfort, and adjust to Washington life with ease. Here are some pictures I took so I could show everyone back in Cali. :)
One of the guest bedrooms on the first floor, which will be our office for Ryan's computer & my sewing machine.
Our amazzzzinggg kitchen with stainless appliances & granite countertops
Kitchen/dining area
More of the kitchen
Our patio. We will have our grill out here. :)
I didn't get a good picture, but we actually have a little bit of a view of the woods from here.
The living room
Up to the 2nd floor
Laundry room to the left, guest bath straight ahead
Laundry room. Such a plus since all of the other places had a laundry closet
The other guest bathroom
A part of the master suite. I LOVED all the windows this townhouse has, in Washington you need all the natural light you can get!
The hallway of the master suite. Master bath straight, walk in closet to the right
Double sinks!
Master shower/tub
Stairs up to our door (to the right)
Our walkway to the garage
There she is, our wonderful new nest. :)
With the little free time we had that weekend, we got to head over to Pikes Place Market (famous for where the first & original Starbucks is located). Their market is awesome! They had crazy produce, flowers, and trinkets. I loved these flowers, and when I asked I was told they're called ornamental kale. Absolutely beautiful!
So that's that! We're getting a U-haul and moving all of our furniture the first weekend of December, then flying back for the holidays. We will be permanently moved right after Christmas, since I start school on January 3rd. So exciting, nerve wracking, and awesome. This huge change is going to be such an experience, I couldn't ask for anyone better to do this with. <3
