Well, we've agreed on a sale price. Now we just have to get it inspected and get our mortgage in order. If everything goes as planned, we'll close on Aug. 29!
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Showing posts with label house hunting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label house hunting. Show all posts
Friday, July 25, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Square One
Ha - remember that TV show? Maybe I'm the only one who ever watched it.
Anyway, Blue Carpets was sold to someone else, and we don't have a second choice, so here we are back at the beginning (waiting for Vizzini). Boo! I am relieved, though, that we don't have to do all the renovations we were talking about. Maybe we can buy something that's already updated and not have to replace so much stuff.
I'm not as sad as I thought I would be at not getting the house, but I am disappointed that this process isn't over. Sigh.
Anyway, Blue Carpets was sold to someone else, and we don't have a second choice, so here we are back at the beginning (waiting for Vizzini). Boo! I am relieved, though, that we don't have to do all the renovations we were talking about. Maybe we can buy something that's already updated and not have to replace so much stuff.
I'm not as sad as I thought I would be at not getting the house, but I am disappointed that this process isn't over. Sigh.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Top 10 Reasons I Am Excited To Buy a House
10. People can sleep in our guest bedroom when they come to visit us
9. Letting the dog go in the yard - we'll probably still walk him, but it'll be nice to just open the back door and let him pee out there every once in a while instead of carrying him up and down the stairs
8. An icemaker!
7. A bathroom fan!
6. Counter space!
5. Exercise space!
4. Closet space!
3. A garage!
2. More than one bathroom - oh, it's practically heaven
1. No neighbors who call the cops on us when we're playing Rock Band in the middle of the day and bang on the ceiling like they're in a 60's sitcom
9. Letting the dog go in the yard - we'll probably still walk him, but it'll be nice to just open the back door and let him pee out there every once in a while instead of carrying him up and down the stairs
8. An icemaker!
7. A bathroom fan!
6. Counter space!
5. Exercise space!
4. Closet space!
3. A garage!
2. More than one bathroom - oh, it's practically heaven
1. No neighbors who call the cops on us when we're playing Rock Band in the middle of the day and bang on the ceiling like they're in a 60's sitcom
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Feeling More Positive
Well, since that last post, I have spoken with my mother-in-law who used to work for Ethan Allen and is very good at (and also really enjoys) interior decorating, plus I spoke with a floor specialist who confirmed that our estimates for replacing the floor were correct. All in all, I am feeling much better about this whole process. Plus, I am a HUGE dork, and I made a little floor plan of our #1 choice (fondly nicknamed Blue Carpets). Now I think I am going to be very sad if we decide to make an offer and then we don't end up getting the house.
Fun!
I spent the better part of the afternoon on the Valspar website matching paint colors. Here are the samples I've picked out:
Fun!
House Hunting
Looking for a house is exhausting. No one warned me. Actually, they did warn me that it was exhausting, but no one ever really explained why. Now I know. Here's why:
1) too many unknown factors. Basically you're buying a house you've seen once or twice. The inspector might find a problem or two, but even he can't rip out the walls and check the wiring or guarantee the air conditioner won't break in two months. We're also new at this, so I don't know the right questions to ask, etc.
2)estimating how much all the stuff you want to change is going to cost. The a-holes on the internet don't put the prices per square foot on their sites, forcing you to have to GO TO THE STORE. This makes me very, very angry. All I want is some very basic information, and now I have to drive all over town just to get the most general number possible. I don't even know if I want tile floors - I just want to know if they are a good financial decision, and now I am being forced to enter a place where I have to talk to a salesperson who is going to make me uncomfortable and try to sell me something I'm not ready to buy. And then I'm going to have to shoo the person away and feel guilty for potentially hurting their feelings. Ugh! I have seriously turned into a stranger-hater.
3)the conversations with Jonathan have not been going well. We have different ways of looking at these houses, and they are not very compatible, so I have been getting very frustrated. We're doing a good job of finally getting our points across, but the process is difficult and exhausting. We had a little breakthrough yesterday which actually was great, but it came after over an hour of conflict. We're not fighting, though. I mean, there's no yelling or anything like that. I just feel like we are talking in circles, and after an entire two hours of conversation, we are no closer to understanding one another than we were when we started. I can see that these conversations are actually positive things, but effective communication is always hard work.
So, there you are. I think those are the big things that are making me just want to sit around and pretend I don't see the chores I have to do. I want this to be over SOON.
1) too many unknown factors. Basically you're buying a house you've seen once or twice. The inspector might find a problem or two, but even he can't rip out the walls and check the wiring or guarantee the air conditioner won't break in two months. We're also new at this, so I don't know the right questions to ask, etc.
2)estimating how much all the stuff you want to change is going to cost. The a-holes on the internet don't put the prices per square foot on their sites, forcing you to have to GO TO THE STORE. This makes me very, very angry. All I want is some very basic information, and now I have to drive all over town just to get the most general number possible. I don't even know if I want tile floors - I just want to know if they are a good financial decision, and now I am being forced to enter a place where I have to talk to a salesperson who is going to make me uncomfortable and try to sell me something I'm not ready to buy. And then I'm going to have to shoo the person away and feel guilty for potentially hurting their feelings. Ugh! I have seriously turned into a stranger-hater.
3)the conversations with Jonathan have not been going well. We have different ways of looking at these houses, and they are not very compatible, so I have been getting very frustrated. We're doing a good job of finally getting our points across, but the process is difficult and exhausting. We had a little breakthrough yesterday which actually was great, but it came after over an hour of conflict. We're not fighting, though. I mean, there's no yelling or anything like that. I just feel like we are talking in circles, and after an entire two hours of conversation, we are no closer to understanding one another than we were when we started. I can see that these conversations are actually positive things, but effective communication is always hard work.
So, there you are. I think those are the big things that are making me just want to sit around and pretend I don't see the chores I have to do. I want this to be over SOON.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
New Roommate
I found an apartment in Waco! It's exactly what I wanted - I really can't believe my good fortune! I will be staying with a first-year law student named Katie in the graduate student housing complex right off campus. She is cool with me only sleeping there 2 nights a week, and this way I have a place to crash on Mon and Wed nights as well as between classes on Tues and Thurs. The rent is exactly the amount I had said that I wanted to pay, and it just couldn't have worked out any better. Yay! I can officially cross this one off the List of Things to Do. So happy!
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