A Search for a New Home

For the last two months we have been in search of a new property to move our second house of children to by the 1st of July. The area that both of our houses are in has started to become more developed with new businesses and lots of new building projects. These new developments have caused our little town to be the popular place for the people of the Maputo area to want to move. All of these factors have made the housing market very scarce.

During the search for a new property, we have been on a waiting list with 15 other clients looking for similar properties with the same guidelines. Our guidelines include: 3 bedrooms, kitchen, indoor bathroom, room for visiting teams to stay, and a yard big enough for the children to play. These expectations have made the search for a new house even more difficult.

Yesterday afternoon the realtor took us to look at a property and it looks like it is going to meet all of our expectations. The rent is a good price and appears to need very little work done to it. The house needs maybe a new water pump on the water tank and a fresh coat of paint. This also means that we must start working to get our previous property cleaned, painted, and fixed up, so that we can move the children out and to a new home.

Also this next week, Pieter, Rika, and the boys are leaving town to find some vacation time away to process all that has happened in the last few weeks. This will be good for the Boersmas as we cover for their family and send the last of our staff at the 2nd house on holiday. This will also mean that my Internet connection and email will be very limited here in Mozambique while they are gone.