Moore Family Happenings

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.