I know, kind of a crazy time to decide to buy a house, but it all kind of worked out and there is no turning back now! :-)
We started the process around the end of March and closed on May 11th. So the process was pretty quick which was a huge blessing! When we decided to jaunt down this path we prayed that if it was meant to be then it would be a speedy process and we would be in and settled before the baby comes! And praise God that's exactly what happened!
We looked at about 15 houses in about a week and a half and this is pretty much the only one that we even considered. There were others that had potential, but with our little guy on his way, we knew this point in our life was not the right time for a big fixer upper. We went into the process pretty open minded, knowing that our time frame was what we were picky about, but the house that we bought has everything on it that we had on our wish list and even some things we had on our bonus list! The day we looked at our house we also looked at about 10 others and this was the second one, on our way to the last one we called my dad (who is a carpenter) and Darek & Steph and asked them if they were available to come look at it with us. So we went back that night with them and checked it out, they all gave it the stamp of approval! At that time our realtor had checked with the listing agent and he said that there had been 40 showings and it had only been on the market for 4 days! So we decided to put an offer in the next day.
To make a long story short(ish) they accept our offer and agreed not to take any other offers! So we had our home inspection done where we had found some water damage from the basement, so then we asked for an intrusive (sp?) inspection to be done (basically where they go in and take down sheet rock and stuff to find the source of the water damage) they agreed to it but said that they would have it done for us. Through that they determined that the water damage was cause because there wasn't a sump pump, so the inspector proposed that the bank (the house was bank owned) put in a sump pump and fix all the of the water damage, which they agreed to! PTL! So we decided to move forward with everything and pushed our bank and title company to move their booties so we could close ASAP! And as I said that happened last week on May 11th! Tho the paperwork process up to that point was less than steller, but I hear that is pretty much the case across the board.
So now for the details on the house! It is a 3 bedroom (really 4, but its in the basement and doesn't have a window), 2 bathroom, rambler and is about 2500 sq ft. It has a nice 4 season porch, it has a fenced in backyard (which was a must for the pups), it also has nice patio space, and the basement is perfect for entertaining. There is a ton of storage all over, the kitchen has a 2 huge pantries, all the bedrooms have large closets, the garage has a ton of storage space and there is a nice shed in the back. The garage is also heated, which was a huge bonus for Mike! The bathroom has double sinks, which was a huge bonus for us as well! The basement has a little fridge and wet bar space along with a pool table and fireplace. Though at this point the decor is still hang out in the 70s so that will need to be updated eventually, but until we want to tackle that its not too bad. Same with our kitchen as well, though it has really good bones and nice space! Oh and there is a ginormous jacuzzi tub in the basement bathroom as well! I am so excited to put that to good use, and along with that it has a ginormous hot water heater, so it won't end up as a cold bath halfway through! YAY! Mike is excited because there is a rhubarb plant on the side of the house (looks like I will be learning how to make all this rhubarb!) and I am super excited because there are hydrangea bushes as well! I think they r SO pretty and i can't wait for them to start blooming! Other than that we are growing a lot of weeds thus far! Oh there is a garden in the backyard too but it looks like the strawberry plants have taken over, which works for us! Also the house on a cul de sac, so its a nice quite street but there are a mix of families and older couples throughout the neighborhood. So that is really nice too! There are a ton of walking trails close by (actually the same ones the we used to run when we lived in the area before) so we are looking forward to using them a lot this summer!
So we closed on the house on Wednesday, Mike and my dad worked their booties off to get it painted ASAP, we got the carpets cleaned on friday, and then moved in on Saturday! We had a ton of great help and are SO blessed to have so many great friends in our life! Since, my dad has been staying with us to continue to do little projects here and there, like build closet systems because they took them out before they moved out, and yesterday we had a fridge, washer and dryer delivered because they took the fridge with them and the washer didn't work. So its fun to have those in now too! I have the bathroom, kitchen, and living room unpacked so far which feels really good! Though I am def itching to get to the babies room, of course! I just had to wait for the washer and dryer to be delivered and hooked up and for the closet to be done. I have been a slacker at taking "before" pictures and there sure are not any "after" pictures at this point! So I will try to take some "during" pictures. But we are still working on getting internet hooked up there so who knows when I will be able to get those pictures up. I thought I was going to be able to include a picture of the house from the MLS picture, but they just took it off the website today so the unfortunately is not the case! I will try to get a picture with at least my phone tonight...or soon!
We are really excited to be home owners and we know that this def the perfect place for us for the next handful of years. We know that this was the house that God wanted for us as it just felt like home when we walked in the first time and continues to the more and more that we get settled in! We can't wait to make memories here with our family and friends!
(All is well on the baby front, 4 weeks left! I will do another update blog soon!)
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