After a little over two years living at 104 Seale Ave., we decided that it was time to move to a larger place. No, we’re not buying a place; we’re continuing to rent. To think that the largest asset bubble in modern history has finished deflating is wishful thinking IMO. House prices remain fundamentally disconnected from people’s ability to afford them, and even with the recent price declines, renting remains more financially prudent than buying. But I digress…

Anyhoo, we’ve been looking for a while, but it was difficult finding a place that met all of our requirements: desirable location (which is defined by Judy to mean Palo Alto), nice (obviously subjective, but for us, it just means either relatively new or fairly recently remodeled), 2-3 bedrooms (preferably 3), have a garage, have a yard (for Latte), and most importantly, allows pets.

It’s actually quite difficult to find something that meets all those criteria so when we finally came upon this place, we decided to jump on it even though it was a bit pricier than desired. With help from Esnar and the Thomas family (Chris, Bonnie, and Makana), our move on May 31 went pretty smoothly. Our new place is really nice and big - there’s almost too much space! Here’s some pics.

Posted by Roger at 9:05 pm.