Well, we did it- we bought a house!!! And we are IN LOVE with the place. When we set out to look for a home, we had a few things in mind that we wanted- but we thought when we found the right house we would know it. I would say all together we looked at over 25 homes, this was the 3rd house we looked at. We walked in- said in unison "Wow- its so open!" and fell in love...
We almost lost this place twice- it was a bank foreclosure and they didn't want to take an FHA mortgage...we could ONLY do an FHA mortgage. In addition, after having the house inspected we realized we were over-paying by about $6,000. So, after two months of going back and forth (we first saw the home in October) on December 18th we closed!
Since December 18th we have spent every weekend and many week days rehabilitating the home and property- it was unlivable at the time of closing. We secured an FHA rehabilitation loan to help us make the repairs and to do some updating before we moved in. That process was another HUGE hassle, but well worth it in the end.
Finally, after 9 weeks of rehab we secured occupancy on February19th and started moving in!
Things are still in upheaval- we have a TON left to do and stuff is laying around everywhere- but we're in our home : )
Its amazing what this process has done for our marriage! Most people say moving is one of the most stressful things you can go through, and they're right. However, our marriage is so much stronger now. Sure we fought over tile and what to put where a little bit but we have literally built our future together and this home is making us think more and more about what we want for our future, who and what really matter to us... who we can depend on...and what the next stage in our life is. There is a lot going on in our lives right now and there is much to be unhappy about, but in our marriage we are so happy and more in love than ever!
Now, about that unpacking....
We almost lost this place twice- it was a bank foreclosure and they didn't want to take an FHA mortgage...we could ONLY do an FHA mortgage. In addition, after having the house inspected we realized we were over-paying by about $6,000. So, after two months of going back and forth (we first saw the home in October) on December 18th we closed!
Since December 18th we have spent every weekend and many week days rehabilitating the home and property- it was unlivable at the time of closing. We secured an FHA rehabilitation loan to help us make the repairs and to do some updating before we moved in. That process was another HUGE hassle, but well worth it in the end.
Finally, after 9 weeks of rehab we secured occupancy on February19th and started moving in!
Things are still in upheaval- we have a TON left to do and stuff is laying around everywhere- but we're in our home : )
Its amazing what this process has done for our marriage! Most people say moving is one of the most stressful things you can go through, and they're right. However, our marriage is so much stronger now. Sure we fought over tile and what to put where a little bit but we have literally built our future together and this home is making us think more and more about what we want for our future, who and what really matter to us... who we can depend on...and what the next stage in our life is. There is a lot going on in our lives right now and there is much to be unhappy about, but in our marriage we are so happy and more in love than ever!
Now, about that unpacking....
