WE HAVE A HOME!

The appraisal came back and it looks like we have a new home!!

Here are your first before photos:

We find out whether we have a home, today or tomorrow.

Tomorrow is such a big day. It’s little man’s birthday. His first (I guess we don’t count the day of birth, although we should!!) birthday.

We also find out whether we have a new house. Our offer was accepted, but we are waiting on the appraisal results now. The last house we offered and they accepted but the house appraised at 40,000 less than the agreed price, so all parties pulled out. When my husband told me about that one, he had this awkward, nervous smile on his face. It’s a face I’d never seen on him before and it’s a face I never want to see again.

Fingers are so tightly crossed.

The ongoing search for a home

7 months ago, Mike and I went and got pre-approved for a house. We were so excited, we’d been talking about this day for years and I have pored over design magazines and books borrowed from our fabulous library. 7 months later, we have seen over 50 houses, made 5 offers and are about to make our sixth. When I say “seen” I mean packed our son into the car, driven to the house, rain or shine, pulled him out, toured the house (met our fair share of obnoxious owners and realtors along with some nice ones), put our now miserable child back in the car and driven to another one. [Read more...]