We made an offer!!

Yesterday we did the second walk-thru of both houses and I decided that I liked house #2 better. House #1 was still very charming and had some character, and it was in town, which we like, but, for the price and for all the stuff we’d have to do to it to re-sell it it just wasn’t a wise choice right now. House #2 has all the major updates (new roof, new furnace, etc) and has a new, updated kitchen that I just love. It’s also a brick ranch so we don’t have to worry about painting it — just the trim work every so often. And brick ranches have great re-sell value. And they are energy-efficient. And, all the appliances (new ones!) would stay. We would just have to buy a washer and dryer (and can I just say that I am excited about going to h.h. gregg and buying a washer and dryer?? I am a freak, I know). So it just made a lot more sense in the long run.

After the second walk-thru we sat down with our realtor and went through all the paperwork to make a formal offer. We’ll hear back tomorrow by 5pm on whether it was accepted. The house is listed at 119,900, and our offer was 110. Our realtor said that houses in that neighborhood usually go for 95% of their asking price, so we are kind of preparing ourselves for a counter-offer. But, you never know. It’s a buyer’s market, that’s for sure.

Anyway….it’s so cute! I am just really happy with this house. I hope we get it!! If our offer is accepted,  and providing there is a passing inspection and all that, we are going to close August 15th, and take possession (as the people still live there right now) somewhere during the 30 days after that.

We could be in our house by Labor Day!

The house hunt

The house hunt continues.

It had almost ended. We found a house in Fortville that we LOVE LOVE LOVED, and we’re going to do a second walk-thru with my dad and with Tim’s parents because they were in town for the 4th. But, that afternoon our realtor called and told us that they had accepted an offer. I was so disappointed. I loved that house. I still am disappointed.

So, supposedly the housing market really sucks right now but the two houses we’ve found and liked have been bought from underneath us. So, don’t believe everything CNN tells you, I guess.

I think we need to move faster. When we like a house, we need to put an offer on it right away. It’s just hard because we don’t have a great deal of money and we’re rather conservative when it comes to big purchases like houses and cars. My very smart and very calculating husband doesn’t like to be rushed into financial decisions, especially when those decisions are huge. Which is good. I am thankful that Tim thinks through things and really desires to use the money that God has provided for us wisely.

I guess we know what we are looking for now, and what we don’t like and what we like, so when we find the right house, I think we’ll be able to move pretty quickly. This nesting instinct is kicking in, though — I can’t wait to be out of this apartment and in our own little home.

Two more homes that look promising just went up for sale in Pendleton, so I think we will try to take a look at those this week. I hope it goes well. I know the Lord knows we need a house, and I know He knows that we need one sooner rather than later, and I know that He knows we don’t have tons of money. I trust that He will lead us to the right house at the right time.

In other news, I want Mexican food. And Tim is taking a nap. Wake up so we can get Mexican food. Seriously though? Mexican food sounds awesome. I think the baby must be growing a ton. I have been starving to death every two hours for the past few days. It’s kind of crazy.