House in Ladner

While we took 3 days to find a car, we took 3 hours to find a house. We had told everyone that we were going to live in a place called Cloverdale (which is part of the municipality of Surrey), but when we went to check it out, we really couldn't see ourselves living there. It was also quite a distance from Ashley's work.
Ashley has gone to Ladner while on his trip in January and had liked the place. When he took me there, I did as well. We contacted a realtor that Ashley had bumped into on his last trip, and he took us to all the houses in the area that were within our price range. I can tell you for free, we had been spoilt in Adelaide. The house prices in Greater Vancouver and the neighbouring Fraser Valley region are steep.
Nevertheless, we were shown a grand total of 4 houses (the rest were out of our conceiveable price range). The other houses we looked at were shockers. This was the only suitable one, and it still needs quite a bit of work before we move in. I have taken some inside shots, but I intend to do a before and after piece when we move in, so as not to scare too many people with the colours inside; carpet in particular.
The house is close to an elementary school and next to a pre-school. There is also a sport field and playground next door. It should be a nice area to live, and is only 20 minutes from Ashley's work, which is the other attraction of Ladner.
Unfortunately we will only be moving in mid-August. Meanwhile we will be in the apartment for two months - the remaining 4-6 weeks will be spent in a basement house in East Vancouver, which belongs to a guy from Ashley's work. He is renting one floor to us for practically nothing. I consider ourselves very lucky.