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The setting is gorgeous...how close is it to that pond?

I'd be worried having babies around there...toddlers + pond = scary, at least for me.

Yeah, definitely scary. I get the impression from the photos that the pond is not on the property, and that the house has the whole fence thing, but yeah. Forget just toddlers - it's scarier for bigger kids who might try to jump the fence and go swimming by themselves!

drool is right.

chris was looking at umass job listings earlier, and how i wish we could get out there.

check out http://www.picketfencepreview.com

I wish you could get out there, too. It's so pretty!

Those are some gorgeous homes!

ok, so that house is awesome, except...is that a tiger bedspread? rawr.

god, i love western mass. i dream of living in northampton.

Let's all go out there! We'll take over!

so amazing...houses are hot

I know, seriously!

First off, Belchertown is just way too awesome a name to give up. It would almost be worth it to me to live there, too.

Secondly, why is there always a toilet in the middle of the laundry room?

1. You should totally live next door to me!

2. I think it's a combo bathroom/laundry room.

2. Gee.. you think so?!? My point is.. why? That's such a wrong combination to me. Sometimes these laundry rooms don't even have proper doors or sinks. Just a washer, a dryer... and a toilet.

Maybe if your washer breaks you can finish up the laundry in the toilet! =P

Nah, Belchertown is one of the "blah" communities. It's pretty, but there are water issues, some weird extra tax if you have land above a certain elevation (a pretty view) and it's getting overflow from Amherst and a LOT of eastern MA and CT live there as a bedroom community.

There's lots of other options still around here for rural and cheap that have fewer downsides. :)

Yeah but see, it's all just fantasy unless we end up with things like jobs. Otherwise, I don't need to care about communities, taxes, water... I just get to play pretend with the housing listings. :)

http://www.realtor.com/Prop/1048148654

...because it's what I do...

quickly: 4 bed, 2.5 bath, 2333 square feet (about the size of our house), 2 car garage, 2 miles to BEACH, 1/2 an acre, $200K.

realtor.com is the bomb with a ph.

Woah, that's an OLD house! 1825! I'm kind of scared of houses that are pushing 200.

Nah, don't be. They all still have to pass an inspection when they sell anyway. And if they don't pass immediately, depending on what's wrong, you can get a "seller's credit toward closomg costs," which can be a hefty li'l amount sometimes...

Don't fear the old house. We have one.

I still have the fear!!

No fear. Old places have character -- and it's good character.

Besides, inspections are a beautiful thing...