Townhome

Rob and I found a townhome in Canyon Country (for rent) which is a pretty decent price. We drove by it last weekend to check it out and will actually go in and see it this weekend.
Positives of moving:
- It has: 2 bed, 2 bath (possibly 2 1/2 bath), two stories (a staircase!), attached 2 car garage with laundry hookups (possibly a workbench according to pictures we've seen), lots of storage in garage and a walk-in closet in the bedroom, a very nice enclosed patio, association with pool/spa.
- It is a pretty atmosphere and much much much quieter than where we are now.
- It is a good district. A bit more family oriented than Burbank. Good schools in case we decide to stay in the area when we have kids someday.
Negatives of moving:
- Rent costs a little bit more
- A commute to work
- Would have to pay electric bill
But with the negatives, they are fairly easily justified. Once Rob gets his raise it'll definately cover the difference in rent. Not to mention, come April, the place we live in now will raise the rent on us anyway. The commute won't be bad for me. Since I start work at 6, I would be on the road at 5:30am and beat all the morning rush hour traffic there and home too. And as for the electric bill, even though it gets really hot there in the summer, we wouldn't really need the air conditioning because even in the hottest month of August, it gets very cool at night. In Dec and Jan, the night temperature averages 36 degrees! It is a desert afterall. So we just open the windows at night which cools off the place for the daytime. We can't do that now because it is so darn loud outside.
So the positives highly outweigh the negatives so far. Sure, it would be nice to be actually owning a place and putting money into a mortgage but unfortunately that isn't an option. We'll see how we like it when we go there on Saturday.