Our future house. We might be able to get the keys as early as August 4th or as late as August 16th! Come hang out for some horseshoes, bbq, and berrifun!
The Berris
Bring on the sushi!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Our House
Our future house. We might be able to get the keys as early as August 4th or as late as August 16th! Come hang out for some horseshoes, bbq, and berrifun!
Monday, July 21, 2008
In a House with a Mouse
So, we have been pretty quiet on the house tip as of late because it has not been pretty. The house was appraised for $6K less than what we had agreed on with the seller. So, the bank would not finance the entire loan.
The sellers did not want to accept $6K less and we didn't have another $6K in cash to put up. We had about $100 left. :) So we have been at a standstill for 1 week exactly. Now the seller will accept the lower bid if we come up with another $1330 in cash for closing. Also, most of the small fix it things we asked are now out and up to us.
So, I think we still get our house, but we will be borrowing money from parents and going on an involuntary diet for the month of August, sotospeak. The sellers look like they are not motivated to move anytime soon which means we will probably go the full length of escrow. (We could move by this Friday otherwise. We are halfway packed.) So, we will more than likely be moving during Kim's 3rd week back at work and my 2nd (first week with students). yikes!
Keep us in your thoughts and prayers. It has been a hectic journey.
The sellers did not want to accept $6K less and we didn't have another $6K in cash to put up. We had about $100 left. :) So we have been at a standstill for 1 week exactly. Now the seller will accept the lower bid if we come up with another $1330 in cash for closing. Also, most of the small fix it things we asked are now out and up to us.
So, I think we still get our house, but we will be borrowing money from parents and going on an involuntary diet for the month of August, sotospeak. The sellers look like they are not motivated to move anytime soon which means we will probably go the full length of escrow. (We could move by this Friday otherwise. We are halfway packed.) So, we will more than likely be moving during Kim's 3rd week back at work and my 2nd (first week with students). yikes!
Keep us in your thoughts and prayers. It has been a hectic journey.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
House Update
We went into 45 day escrow on July 2nd. So, at the latest we will be in our house (barring anything unforeseen) is August 16th, but possibly as early as August 2nd.
We just sent the check off today to get the appraisal rolling. Hopefully that will happen next week. Meanwhile, we need to start hoarding some boxes and begin our cleaning, purging, and packing process to get the heck out of our apartment. Any tips for box hunting?
We just sent the check off today to get the appraisal rolling. Hopefully that will happen next week. Meanwhile, we need to start hoarding some boxes and begin our cleaning, purging, and packing process to get the heck out of our apartment. Any tips for box hunting?
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Berri Fun House
We are buying our first house after about 1 year of looking and saving money and a few weeks of daily emotional up and downs. We'll completely empty our savings and be without certain appliances (washer/dryer/lawn mower/enough furniture, etc), but it is the house we want. It is older, but updated. So looks contemporary but with style and personality of an older house. The new ones suck.
Our next battle is escrow and appraisal/inspection. Wish us luck.
Our next battle is escrow and appraisal/inspection. Wish us luck.
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