We have a house! The closing was today!
I can't remember the last time I was this excited and nervous at the
same time! OMG do you hear me? Are you reading this? COLBY AND I NOW
HAVE A HOUSE!!!
Oh happy day. I've been waiting for
this day for oh, I don't know how long, 3-4 years I guess. So here's
what you need to know:
The house came on the market on a
Saturday. I looked at it the next day on a Sunday. An offer was made
the next day on a Monday. There was some back and forth and counter
offering from both sides, and by Wednesday, December 17, the final
offer was signed. Since then, it's been getting inspections done,
getting the title search done and waiting for closing. I've only told
close family and friends up until now because I'm very cautious and
superstitious about these types of things. Because if anything can go
wrong, around here, it will. But not this time. This house has been a
true gift from God. It's a fixer-upper, which is exactly what I
wanted so we can make it handicap accessible and functional for sweet
boy. It's in the neighborhood I wanted, the floor plan I was thinking
of, the square footage I think we need and guess what else? It has a
ramp already. Shut the front door, can you believe it?!
So where do we go from here? Well,
Colby and I are getting out of town for a couple of days for some
much needed change of scenery. As for the house, soon we will be
meeting with the contractor who is interested in doing the
renovations to talk about what Colby needs and of course the budget.
Holy moly, this is all flying by so quickly. Needless to say, our
lives have suddenly changed for the better. Don't get your panties in
a bundle, it'll be several months before we're ready to move. We're
not moving unless it's move-in ready. But this is a huge, giant step
forward for us. Once we meet with the contractor, we will be
scheduling a demolition day in the near future. I'm thinking mid to
the end of February maybe. We will be needing LOTS and LOTS of help
to do the demolition. The contractor said that we could save around
$3500 if we do the demo ourselves, so guess what, we're doing it
ourselves.
Okay, that's it for now. In summary,
Colby and I now have a HOME. It's a fixer upper and we will be
renovating it for the next few months. Then we will move to our new
HOUSE and leave this dumpy, dingy apartment living behind. Thank you
to every single person who ever gave us a dime and helped us get to
this point. It's a long road ahead, but a road I've been waiting so
very long to travel. Grab a hammer, grab a broom and grab a paint
brush, it's about to get really interesting around here!!
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