New Home
As most of you know, we are moving this weekend to our new house. Originally, Kim and I decided we were going to rent for another year, but work was nice enough to give me a couple of large raises throughout the year and with the housing market going down we decided it was the best time for us to buy.
And this was no walk in the park either. Our realtor estimates that we looked at some 60 houses before we found the right one; toward the end there we were pretty burned out. We also had some lending troubles. We were going to place an offer on a house, interestingly enough on the same street as where we are buying, only to have our lending fall though. Something about the loans not existing, but I guess that’s what we get for thinking we would still be able to get 100% financing in the middle of the credit crisis. But all’s well that ends well.
Here’s a picture of the house. The driveway is a mess, but the house has been completely rehabbed. All we have to do is sweep and we can move in. I was a little saddened that I wouldn’t be able to do a lot of fixing up, but then I remembered how much I hate working all day only to come home and work all night.



May 29th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Congratulations!!! We hadn’t heard and I am so excited for you guys. You’ll have to give us the scoop and now we deff. have to come up and visit. Brian can help with the driveway. He did a blacktop top coat on ours which is what yours looks like as well. Can’t wait to see more pics!
May 31st, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Wow, that must be so exciting to get to move into your OWN house and really get it put together the way you want it! I’m excited for you guys, I can’t wait to see what the inside looks like once you get settled.
June 1st, 2008 at 8:17 pm
We are so excited to have you guys as neighbors. Can’t wait for trips to the park together. Let us know if you need any help getting settled in.
Val
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:02 am
Congrats on the new house!! Renting is fine, but there is something about owning your own home that sort of seals your doom as an adult. I still love my house, but I miss having someone else come and do repairs at no charge.
June 3rd, 2008 at 1:54 pm
So exciting for your whole family. I like the new layout as well. I miss you guys and I need to come for a visit!