We close on our house in 23 days. We just got the inspection back. Most of the things the buyer requested had to do with the crappy wiring that goes into a house built in 1961. We are not planning on fixing much. We are agreeing to move the CO detector to within 15 feet from a bedroom and will install 2 GFCI outlets in the kitchen.
We are not going to trim any trees, put up any railings to the basement, put covers on the dryer vent, or replace any windows in the basement, among other VERY MINOR things. This buyer is asking a lot of people who just gave them about $7k (and our agent agrees with us that they are being super picky.)
And now we pack.
Saturday
Wednesday
Tuesday
My little old lady next door.
Last weekend while I was in Carbondale packing, I walked General 4 times. During one of our walks, the little old lady next door came out to talk to me (as per usual). We had a nice convo about us selling the house and who the buyers are, and that she saw them and talked to them while they were looking at the house.
Back in August, she gave me her St. Joseph to bury in the backyard. She said he would sell the house, but that we both had to honestly pray to him. While I did say a little prayer to whoever wanted to listen, I didn't exactly pray to St. Joe and I surely did not convince hubby to pray to him.
Last weekend she told me that she found the spot where I buried St. Joe and she moved him two weeks ago. Since August, she had put her house on the market FSBO, so she decided to put St. Joe in between our two houses. She said that she told St. Joe to work his magic on both of our houses, but that he better sell our house first because (to me) "your man in lonely in that big house by himself, I can tell."
She's a little crazy, but she's such a sweet old lady and I will miss her quirkiness and neighborhood gossip.
Back in August, she gave me her St. Joseph to bury in the backyard. She said he would sell the house, but that we both had to honestly pray to him. While I did say a little prayer to whoever wanted to listen, I didn't exactly pray to St. Joe and I surely did not convince hubby to pray to him.
Last weekend she told me that she found the spot where I buried St. Joe and she moved him two weeks ago. Since August, she had put her house on the market FSBO, so she decided to put St. Joe in between our two houses. She said that she told St. Joe to work his magic on both of our houses, but that he better sell our house first because (to me) "your man in lonely in that big house by himself, I can tell."
She's a little crazy, but she's such a sweet old lady and I will miss her quirkiness and neighborhood gossip.
Monday
28 years ago today the
28 years ago today the man I love dearly was born.
Happy birthday hubby! Love you!
Thursday
Hidden Potential
Instead of House Hunters, I think we should now be on the show called Hidden Potential. If you don't watch HGTV as much as I do and know what that is, it's basically where you buy a junker in the neighborhood you want to live and fix it up.
Tonight while house hunting, we showed my parents a foreclosed house we are pretty interested in. We both LOVE the neighborhood and the lot, and the house seems to be structurally sound. It just needs a little cosmetic face-lift. The most expensive items on that list include new carpet/flooring in most of the house, a new furnace, appliances and light fixtures. The good news is, we could just take out a little bit bigger loan and do it all at the beginning.
While it lacks one of my requests - a double vanity sink in the master bedroom - I'm willing to compromise because it does have a walk-in master closet and a formal dining room and a two-car garage.
We've looked at so many houses in the last six months, but this is one of the few that I could actually see myself living in. I can see us raising our children in this house and watching them play in the backyard.
Tonight while house hunting, we showed my parents a foreclosed house we are pretty interested in. We both LOVE the neighborhood and the lot, and the house seems to be structurally sound. It just needs a little cosmetic face-lift. The most expensive items on that list include new carpet/flooring in most of the house, a new furnace, appliances and light fixtures. The good news is, we could just take out a little bit bigger loan and do it all at the beginning.
While it lacks one of my requests - a double vanity sink in the master bedroom - I'm willing to compromise because it does have a walk-in master closet and a formal dining room and a two-car garage.
We've looked at so many houses in the last six months, but this is one of the few that I could actually see myself living in. I can see us raising our children in this house and watching them play in the backyard.
Wednesday
The rest of the story
So the people whose offer we rejected last week, came back with a much better offer this week. We have reluctantly accepted. It was not quite as high as we would have liked, therefore decreasing the new house's price significantly.
The good news is, we're moving on. FINALLY. We are house-hunting tomorrow. HGTV hasn't called us yet to send the film crew, but if they do I'll keep you posted. We have two houses in mind that we're pretty interested in, and another that I'm somewhat interested in.
The other good news hubby got the D-coordinator job at local new-to-us-area catholic high school!!! He's super excited about it and if he's in a good mood, that usually makes me in a good mood too!
The good news is, we're moving on. FINALLY. We are house-hunting tomorrow. HGTV hasn't called us yet to send the film crew, but if they do I'll keep you posted. We have two houses in mind that we're pretty interested in, and another that I'm somewhat interested in.
The other good news hubby got the D-coordinator job at local new-to-us-area catholic high school!!! He's super excited about it and if he's in a good mood, that usually makes me in a good mood too!
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