Almost ours....

So here it is...we just locked in our interest rate...4.5%! Yeah! The inspections went smooth. We have some repairs we need to make on the A/C, but nothing too serious. Hopefully, we will have some money left over for some tile I want to put in the kitchen and hallway. We also want to paint...all the walls are white.



Many of you have been waiting for pictures, so here are a few. I included the floor plan and the numbers represent where the picture was taken from, so you kind of know what you're looking at.1. The Kitchen.
2. The Formal Dining room/Living room


3. The Entry way.


4. Cabinet Details....I love my cabinets!



5. Back Patio

6. Jacuzzi Bathtub! Can't wait to soak in that!

7. The Hallway

So that's it! We're closing on 4/17/09....in just over one month!

Offer Accepted

So, YEAY! We got an offer accepted on Choice 2! We will be signing a contract in the next few days and FINALLY be in escrow.

We have not heard ANYTHING back on the other 2 houses. They are short sales. Yeah, I've heard bad things about the "short sale" process and only 1 in 5 actually gets the house they put an offer in. This happens because 1. the bank takes FOREVER, up to 6 months, so people usually move on by then and 2. you never know if your offer is good enough, because the listing agent does not usually list the house at the bank approved price, the list for lower to get more offers in. It's been a hassle just trying to get the offer in. We put in the offer 3 weeks ago and haven't heard a peep since. We actually thought since house #1 was set to go into forclosure 2/23, they would move faster, but that has not been the case. It's like in limbo. Anyways, if, by some miracle, we get acceptance on house #1 in the next few days, we have also moved on. =P

But that's okay...we really like this house. I can't wait to get into it, paint it, furnish it and make it uniquely ours.

My mom's all excited and is going to fly out on my birthday to come visit.

A weekend NOT looking at houses....

Okay, so far we've narrowed down to three...meaning we have 3 offers out on the table. Two off them are short sales and the other is a foreclosure. Because these are short sales it takes a long time to hear back from the bank to see if our offer was approved, we've decided to put in two offers.

This is the main house we're hoping for. Its 1,900 sqft, 3 bed, 2 bath plus den. It's a former model home, so everything is upgraded. Has a nice front porch with a fountain. The backyard is finished with a built in BBQ. Its move in ready. We put in our "best offer" last week, so hopefully we'll hear something back soon.




Here is our second choice. It's a foreclosure. It is also over 1,900 sqft with an open floor plan. It has vaulted ceilings, huge master bedroom and bath with a jetted tub. The back yard is relatively large. It's unfinished but has lots of potential. Again, the kitchen is upgraded and it has 4 bedrooms. We would have to put little work into this home to make it "perfect", but the price was definitely right and it is move in ready.


Here is the third house. Also plenty of upgrades, 3 bed, 2 bath, no den, so it's smaller than the first 2 houses at 1,720 sqft. Nice corner lot, the backyard is completely landscaped with a built in BBQ.