The Hunt is on

Dilemmas, dilemmas! We've narrowed our choices down to four, all in the condo community we like, and all on the 2nd floor except the last one:

• a lovely reno'd condo painted colours we love, beautiful view, new flooring, kitchen stuff, etc but not furnished. Plus it's more expensive than we'd planned. Not only is it pricey but we'd have to spring for furniture. Always nice to have your own stuff but another cost and chore. The seller's not in a hurry, therefore it's probably not that negotiable.
• a partially reno'd condo, very clean, very presentable. No water view but it would be as easy move-in. Furniture is an option. It's moderately priced and the seller is eager so it might be had for a good price.
• a dump. No view. The carpet is littered with "palmetto bugs" or what I'd plainly say are giant dead cucharachas (cockroaches) plus a dead bat in the lanai. There's no furniture (Thank God) but we'd have to sink about $20K into it (tile, new bathrooms, etc). The man who moved out left his signature on the rim of the toilet and his beer in the fridge. Disgusting but it could probably be had for a song. The only thing to like are the drapes. No idea about the seller's motivation.
• our current abode. It too could be had for a decent price with little reno needed (paint, some tile in the bathrooms) but it's on the ground floor and close to the road so it's noisy. Agent says the seller is motivated and it could be had for a cheap price. It's been "home" for the past 3 months so we're getting used to it but final word is no: not on the ground floor.

So, what to do? I'm thinking we'll try to get a good price on the nicest place and it that doesn't work, then try to get #2 and it that doesn't work, bite the bullet and try for the dump. At least we could tailor it to suit our taste from the getgo.

Hubby says "Wait one more year." And he's probably right. But. It is so very tempting!