More home hunting

I'm using the term home hunting for a couple of reasons... The first is that I'm not looking for houses, I'm looking for condos/lofts. The second reason, is I'm not looking for something to tide me over for a little while, I want somewhere that feels like home.

I've never been good at making decisions based on cost benefit analysis when it comes to my own life. I'm much too conservative in my judgements and in many ways risk averse. But coming to Boston, starting with a new company... I wouldn't say it's risky, but it is definitely a deeper decision than my past moves.

One decision that goes into the move is deciding where to live. Rather than go the safe route and getting a house in the suburbs, I'm going to be an urban dweller. Living in the city is what made Boston so enjoyable to me. And I know that if I lived in the suburbs, I would just stay home all the time because it is convenient. Oh, and I'm going to get a lot more exercise since I'll be walking/public transport/walking to work, and likely walking to get meals (if I don't cook).

The home hunting itself is going well. Unlike when I was looking in California, here the problem isn't finding something I could live with, it's trying to decide which of the possibilities I really want. There are some I've eliminated because they just weren't right for me, but there are still a lot that are really wonderful and more I haven't seen yet.

More places to look at tomorrow and perhaps revisits to the ones that I've liked the best. Then I have to figure things out... How much do I like having a car, is it worth a few hundred a month for parking if I hardly use it? Balancing neighborhood versus living space, etc. But, surprisingly this decision isn't stressing me out, at least not yet.