The Great House Hunt '09 - Part 9...I think I found "THE ONE"!...

So, I went to an open house this past weekend for a 1 BD/1 BA condo in Montclair. The place was definitely too small for me, but it was redone so nicely and I really loved the area. Come to find that there is an upstairs unit, 2 BD/1 BA being rehabed and finishing in about a month. I asked the realtor to see the inside. I think I fell in love.

Type: Condo
Hood: Montclair / Oakland

BR/BA: 2/1
(+): Completely redone. New kitchen, bath, etc. Low HOA's. Garage. Walkscore of 86. Right next to Montclair Village (super cute! cafe's, restaurants, shopping) and the Transbay bus stop to SF!
(-): Quite frankly, none, really! It's a little small...and the kitchen isn't finished yet so I'm not certain what the final layout will be.

I love the brick driveway and garage. The gate opens to a little private patio and the front door.

This is the master bedroom. It's pre-staged with a queen bed so its actually a pretty nice size. The closet's a little bit small, but there are other storage areas in the condo.

LARGE living area (currently housing the kitchen cabinets). Lots of light.

This is not the actual kitchen but it's the one of the 1BR downstairs and they're using the same materials. Nice and clean! Love the backsplash!

Again, this is not the actual bathroom but looks almost exactly the same.

So, now it's up to my real estate agent to try to make the deal. I think I'm gonna put in the offer before the unit's even done and on the market. That way I can avoid getting into any sort of bidding war. I'm FREAKING OUT!

Thoughts? Feedback?