Well, after 3 great years, a LOT of remodeling, blood, sweat, tears, a few bottles of wine, and many thousands of dollars in upgrades later, our townhouse is finally perfect!
…and you know what that means… Time to Upgrade!
We are selling our condo and we hope someone new enjoys this place as much as we have!
If you or someone you know is interested, please call us at 1-608-218-4416 for more information or to schedule a showing!
Our property is currently listed by
FSBO Madison:
West Madison WI Townhouse – Chester Dr
We also built our own website to promote the property with additional information and pictures:
6957.chesterhilltownhomes.com:
Madison WI Townhouse – 6957 Chester Dr
Property Details
Stylish, updated 2 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom townhouse for sale on the west side. Our condo is perfect for any young professional, those looking to downsize with style, or those just starting out. You’ll be able travel anywhere in the city with quick access to Verona road, Hwy PD, and the Beltline. The condo is also close to Epic Systems, the new Target, Elver Park, grocery stores, West Towne mall, and more.
We’ve done all the updating for you -paint, trim, doors, lights, fixtures, appliances – so you can just move your stuff in. Glowing hardwood floors downstairs and soft carpet upstairs make it easy to clean. You’ll love cooking in the updated kitchen with stainless-steel appliances, under cabinet lightening, and unique high-end concrete counter tops. All the appliances are “green” and energy star rated which is good for your pocketbook and your conscience. It’s easy to entertain and enjoy the Wisconsin weather (when it’s good) from the large deck off the kitchen and dining room.
The master bedroom has ample closet space and is right next to the full bathroom. Use the versatile second bedroom for whatever you need; bedroom, office, or bring in a roommate to help pay the bills.
No need for any storage unit fees because there is extra storage in the basement, and the washer and dryer in the basement are both less than two years old. The two-car garage allows for more storage space and private parking.
If you travel a lot, no need to worry about house sitters. Just pay your monthly dues ($160) and the association shovels the snow, mows the lawn care, takes care of the shared green space, and pays insurance for outside of building. Your furry friends are welcome here too – cats and dogs welcome, (up to two pets) dogs up to 75 pounds.
Additional Resources:
- Trulia Listing:
West Madison Townhouse For Sale
- Google Maps – Real Estate
Madison Townhouse – 6957 Chester Dr - Wisconsin Homes Listing:
Madison Townhouse For Sale
Again, Call 1-608-218-4416 if interested!
Its essential stuff that makes you shop. (Does the house have decent shingles….check. Is the exterior in good shape…check. Will the cabin be pressurized during flight…check.)
Our Townhouse
Now, bring me a cookie instead of pretzels, an extra soda (ginger ale, please), and show me a movie that’s, for Pete’s sake, at least PG-13 and I will be singing your praises like an under-educated American at a Sarah Palin rally. (yeah, yeah…Madison liberal hippie. I know.)
Its all about the little things. As was the case recently on a flight home from Chicago. They over-filled the plane with fuel, so besides now being ‘extra’ flammable, the weight of the extra fuel could cause landing problems. We had to sit tight while the tank was siphoned down. A ‘voice from above’ explained that the fuel tanks are pumped full at about 500 gallons per minute and emptied about as fast as your normal gas station fuel pump. The siphoning was so slow it was as if our plane was the brunt of a rural high school prank and Cletus Ray Johnson was taking a long draw from a garden hose quietly fed down the gas tank of our International Harvester pickup truck (no offense Michael Perry).
After our fuel was back in the normal range, we were again delayed take-off due to bad weather around Milwaukee. So, our 29 minute flight from Chicago to Madison had turned into almost a 2 hour sit…with take-off looking bleak. (I, being heads down into my Greek Mythology book, was enjoying the extra reading time. But, I was was of the few, the proud, the unwavering literate.)
On top of the long sit, our plane was quite small (1 and 2 seating). A small plane for a small trip, and thus, no beverage/meal service supplies aboard. The natives were getting restless. The pilot came on and to say that, like a 1960s fallout shelter, he has some granola bars secretly stashed in the back and thanked us for our patience. The lone steward proceeded to hand us all these frighteningly simple, no label (or writing of any kind), white-plastic packaged granola bars. The natives subsided and we all enjoyed a quick snack before getting airborne a few minutes later.
This small gesture by the airline was thoughtful and unexpected, turning a ‘could-be’ bad situation into very positive experience.
Like I said, its the little things that make the biggest difference. Try and do a little something nice for someone today. Karma will thank you later.
Jess and I have been so crazy super busy lately; we have not posted anything here in months. The elusive “free time” is hard to come by these days. …But its all for the best.
Jess and I Overlooking Maui - 10,023 ft in the Air
When your locked in small flying room for a few hours, the mind has time to wonder. Here are a few of my recent travel insights from 35,000 feet up.
Clouds:
Sunrise Above the Clouds on Mt. Haleakala - Maui, HI
For the brief few moments when you’ve risen just high enough to see across the clouds for miles, beneath you the sky turn into a sea of white, where The Deadliest Catch meets Zeus atop Mt. Olympus. Sometimes, non existent where you can see down to the round farm fields of the West, appearing like water rings on a college coffee table. Sometimes so thick they look like CoolWhip spires spread perfectly over the stormy layer that lay below. (If only Laverne Boulion could grow a Strawberry large enough for such a sky dessert.)
And like humidity on a Wisconsin summer day, turbulence is the Yin to the beautiful cloud Yang. Inevitably, when ascending/descending through clouds the plane will shimmy as if to remind us exactly how high we truly are. (‘Shimmy’ ranging from driving to Eau Claire on old 53 to feeling like Bobby Brown is teaching the plane a lesson.) When that first turbulence hits, its always fun to watch the shiny new fliers as they clutch their chair arms and mouth incantations to their deity of choice.
In the end we all arrive safely, enjoy our time at our destination, and prepare to do it all over again. Happy Travels!
Welcome to 2010! It’s time for resolutions, and one of ours is to blog a little more. I don’t really know what we’ll talk about, or if anyone reads our blog, but we’ll throw some stuff out into the web and see what happens. I have our blog linked to Facebook, but we have a few extras on the blog, so check that out too.
2010 looks like a great year for us. We are planning a summer trip to Europe and possibly a fall trip to Mexico. We planned to sell our condo and buy a house this year, but I think we might stay where we are. There are some great home deals out there, and we’ve scrimped and saved to get the down payment. However, we’re not sure we can get what we need to get out of our condo due to the market and the status of our association. It’s a little disappointing, but ok. Instead, we’ll keep saving, keeping paying off debt, and maybe spend a little extra in Europe.
We spent our New Year’s in LaCrosse with our good friends, Andy, Matt & Jamie, and Gus. Once back in Madison, we spent the weekend cleaning up, decluttering, and budgeting for our trips. New Year’s always feels like a good time to plan things and clean out the closets. We snuck in some reading/game playing time too. Overall, good way to start the new year.
I can’t believe it’s Labor Day already. Even though we had a quiet summer, we are still wondering where it went.
We got back from CA a few weeks ago (you can see pictures using the link on the right) and it was a great trip. I was a little worried that the nine of us might not get a long, considering we all have different life styles and travel preferences, but it really was a lot of fun.
September is super busy for us. Right now, Boone’s parents are in town and then head to Necedah for their annual bow shoot weekend. Then we head to Milwaukee for a weekend, then my ten-year reunion, and then to La Crosse for Oktoberfest. We are really excited to spend the month spending time with people who we haven’t seen in a long time.
It’s almost time for lunch and a trip to the Henry Vilas Zoo, so I better run. Happy Labor Day everyone!
Me making a funny face & posing with the tragically defeated cow puzzle.
Starting a puzzle is like starting a harmless game of Jamunji. You must just keep playing until you’ve finished.
And, this wasn’t just any ordinary puzzle. This is an “Impossible,” borderless, Holstien puzzle with 5 EXTRA pieces. Jess and re-stumbled upon it while doing a little house clean up last weekend.
About 2 years ago, I had the distinct honor and pleasure of being the best man in the wedding of two of my greatest friends, Caleb and Amanda Olson. Their wedding was absolutely great, a morning wedding with a brunch reception. To keep with the fun, they wanted to have a pluthera of board games available for kids and guests after cake.
Caleb and I had gone to the Good Will store in Eau Claire and quite litterally bought every board game and puzzle they had. I have to say, there is nothing like the look on a cashier’s face when you haul a convoy of shoping carts full of board games up to the checkout.
..Putting This Cow Puzzle Out to Pasture.
Have a great weekend and good luck puzzleing …you’ll need it.
Things have been unusually quiet for us lately – and that’s ok. Boone and I survived our May & June weddings, and have spent most of the months of June and July in Madison. It’s like we actually live here. We got to doing the things we don’t often get to do, like the Art Fair on the Square and gatherings with Boone’s co-workers. We’ve gone to the farmer’s market, cooked interesting things with veggies in our CSA box, and spent many nights hanging out with our friends. My sister spent a weekend with us a couple weeks ago, and Rick & jan came down last weekend to catch Rick’s first Brewer game in Miller Park. It’s really been a lovely summer so far.
Boone is doing really well with his side business. A new projects here and there are helping with our house/sabbatical fund, and work has been keeping me pretty busy too. I finish the next release this week, which means a little less stress and a little more reading time. I am just finishing Michael Perry’s Truck and have a shelf full of other things to read. (darn those Border’s coupons!)
August and September look a little less quiet; a trip to California with friends, trip to Milwaukee to see old friends, possible camping trip with Jon & Mel, my ten-year high school reunion, Boone’s annual bow shoot, and some time on the porch with my family. I’m glad we got in all that rest time. 🙂
So, I (Jess) broke my first bone ever a week or so ago – my left pinky finger. Lame, right? It’s actually more awkward than painful because of the weird splint I have to wear, but I never realized how much I used that stupid little finger!
- Typing takes a lot longer than it usually does.
- When I steer, I hit my pinky finger on the signal lever.
- Putting on my seat belt takes more consideration than it usually does.
- Try holding a bottle without your pinky, then open it with your other hand.
- Washing my hair is not as simple as it once was.
- Yoga is out of the question, and weights at the gym are a little hard to grip.
I have a few more weeks with it on. Arg!
This weekend was absolutely gorgeous. We were able to take advantage of the nice weather and kick off our Saturday morning with our Farmers Market, coffee, and bakery routine. We do this nearly every Saturday…and have become quite good at it.
Heavily caffeinated and ready to rock, Jess and I decided to clean out the garage. We have slowly been replacing all the bland flat honey oak interior doors with nice six-panel white doors (to match the baseboard). The place is really starting to look nice. (See before and after pictures below)
Whenever possible we try to donate our old/original home improvement items to a place called ReStore, run by the Habitat for Humanity people. They use donated household fixtures, flooring, tile, switches, cabinets, etc. to build houses for their cause. Items they can’t use in building projects, are sold at a reduced rate at their store location. Its a great program and a worthy cause. And with all the work we have done to our place, we are certainly keeping them busy with materials.
However, this trip they were already overstocked in the hollow core oak door department. As not to be wasteful in throwing them away or burning them, we brought the 7 doors down to the city recycling plant to be shredded and used for mulch around the city of Madison.
From a tree they began…’around’ a tree they shall remain.
Have a fabulous week!
It’s been a long time since we posted anything. I guess we talk enough with our friends and family that they know what’s up, and I don’t know if this isn’t read much by anyone. But, we’ll try to do better this year, starting off with a quick catch up:
We are both still employed at the same places, which is awesome for today’s economy. Boone went through a round or two of layoffs, but is still there and in a little bit of a different position. He enjoys it most days though. He is also working on a few side projects for some extra money and experience in web design, which is really cool. It’s a difficult balance of work and play for both of us right now, and work seems to be in the lead.
We only have two weddings this summer, and they are both fairly early. Don’t get me wrong – I love weddings, but they just take a lot of time, energy, and money. After that, we are off to San Fran and Napa with a group of friends to enjoy the city, the wine, and the weather. I think we’d like to do another trip this year, but we don’t know if the budget will allow for it. Until then, trips up north to Osseo and downtown to the Farmer’s Market will have to do.
We are still in our condo on the West side of Madison. We had thought about selling this spring, but with the market the way it is, we aren’t sure we’ll get what we need for a down payment on a house. So, we’ll tough it out for another year. It might allow us to do some of that traveling we want, and additional condo projects and plans. Stay tuned for updates.
