Homeownership

The day after I posted that we were buying a house....the bottom fell out. We found out, less than a week before our closing date, there were at least 15 repairs that had to be done on the house in order for us to get our funding....and the seller (bank) was not willing to pay for any of the repairs.

One of the repairs we had to make was moving our fence 17 Ft! The whole thing was an absolute nightmare, right up until the last half hour of our closing day. But we got it done, with a lot of help from family and friends, and were able to move in the day after Thanksgiving.

Our house was built in 1959 and after a week of living here we have come to expect most things not to work. We get really excited when they do though - especially when an outlet works, because most don't, or when a light works, thats pretty cool too. The joys of homeownership are upon us.

An Actual Update

In most cases, I usually don't blog about what is actually going on in our little life, so I figured I would change it up a bit. Steve and I are embarking on our journey to homeownership. We are finally getting to the last stages of buying a house - we close escrow on November 24th (the day before Thanksgiving....its going to be a crazy weekend). After trying to buy a shortsale, waiting four months and still not even being close to having approval, and losing out on a couple houses we really liked, it is such a relief to finally be seeing the light at the end of this tunnel. Pardon the cliche. We absolutely love the house we are buying - and are so glad none of the other houses worked out. Its got a front porch (an absolute MUST for me), a big front and back yard that is irrigated, hard wood floors, crown molding, four bedrooms, three baths, and an adorable kitchen. Granted, the house is old (1956) and has some really weird quirks, like no hallway light, or no outlet in the masterbath anywhere, but we love it and are excited to make it our own.

Now we just need a refridgerator, washer, dryer, and a new couch. Black Friday? We are terrified at the thought. I don't want to get murdered over a fridge!

Our new home!