Homecoming
Remember how we were looking for our first home? I haven't wanted to say too much, afraid to jinx it. What if our offer wasn't accepted? What if something fell through?
Well, our initial offer wasn't accepted (since we ridiculously low-balled.) We declined the counter and just waited a week. We made appointments to see other places. After reconsideration, the seller came back and met us closer to what we were willing to pay. Buyers market, yay!
Our closing is a week from today. I expect it to be a bit of an intimidating day. I put money in our bank account for the down payment and closing costs and it was by far the biggest check I'd ever written in my life. I hear there will be a lot of papers to sign. I hope there aren't any surprises. Or if there are surprises they're not deal-breaking, bankrupting horrors.
I'm just looking forward to the end of the day when Jason and I will have the keys to our new home in our hands.
Here are a few photos of our soon-to-be first home. I post these now from the real estate listing, because the Sellers likely had their home far more together than we'll have ours for a few months.
I already want to paint next weekend. I want to pick from colors like Del Cornado Tequila (sounds more interesting than it is: a khaki beige), Sable Evening (a deep grey) and maybe even Plum Good (muted purple).
Well, our initial offer wasn't accepted (since we ridiculously low-balled.) We declined the counter and just waited a week. We made appointments to see other places. After reconsideration, the seller came back and met us closer to what we were willing to pay. Buyers market, yay!
Our closing is a week from today. I expect it to be a bit of an intimidating day. I put money in our bank account for the down payment and closing costs and it was by far the biggest check I'd ever written in my life. I hear there will be a lot of papers to sign. I hope there aren't any surprises. Or if there are surprises they're not deal-breaking, bankrupting horrors.
I'm just looking forward to the end of the day when Jason and I will have the keys to our new home in our hands.
Here are a few photos of our soon-to-be first home. I post these now from the real estate listing, because the Sellers likely had their home far more together than we'll have ours for a few months.
I already want to paint next weekend. I want to pick from colors like Del Cornado Tequila (sounds more interesting than it is: a khaki beige), Sable Evening (a deep grey) and maybe even Plum Good (muted purple).
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