In Her Shell
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
  The Multiple Listings Service Is My New Porn
So we are thinking about buying a house. More than thinking, actually--gotten the pre-approvals and a realtor, we know our price range and potential location(s). And I cannot. stop. looking. at houses online. It's gotten to the point that I immediately recognize when a new listing is posted. When I tire of looking at houses we might actually consider, I'll do searches for other counties, to marvel at how expensive or bemoan how cheap things are there. I'll scroll until my eyes glaze over and I can't tell one house from the next. The voyeurism of looking in people's lighted windows when I drive past has been taken to a whole new level. I feel like I could take a photo from each listing and write a short story about it--a depressing, judgemental short story. I can't stop.
 
Comments:
The ultimate visual crack is when you work in front of a computer all day and can check listings and show them to others all the time. When we were looking, another woman in my department was at the same time and we spent hours comparing what we knew about different townhouse communities in the area.
 
I know of an adorable 4-bedroom home in St. Charles Illinois that's on the market! Let me know!
 
Dhaka is lovely. (actually, it's not, but I'd love to have you here)
 
Maybe you should - write short stories about them that is. Creativity could definitely be a byproduct of your obsession... you never know what you might end up with! :)
 
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