House Hunters International

I have always loved the show House Hunters and especially loved the international version.  I was excited to finally live that out during our search for a home in Munich.  I quickly realized that it is much more fun on TV than in real life.  First off apartments in the city are limited so the owners can pick from the cream of the crop.  Second, we weren't cream of the crop because we were coming with one child and one furry member of the family.   We flew home after a very stressful week with 3 options and contracts not knowing which if any would be ours.  Option 1 - Great size, great location, but we had to buy the kitchen at 2400 Euro.  Our contract stated we would pay 1500 and they could have it back after our lease.  Option 2 - New building in the general area of where we wanted to be but a little farther out.  It was great size and had lots of play areas for Dawson and Shelley.  Option 3 - Great location right next to a park and really had the old world charm of the city.  Was a bit smaller than the others and had no outside porches or sitting areas.   Which did we choose (or which chose us)?  We went with option 2 for the size, newness, and closeness to friends.  Check out our pics on the sidebar!