Accepted!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The seller accepted our offer! :) After some negotiating back and forth (and pretty big sacrificing on our part) we are finally under contract! We asked the seller to include the washer and dryer (which we can tell was recently purchased) but because of her financial situation, she was not able to include them since she is renting and not sure if her rental will include those. She also excluded the home warranty (which we asked her to include) but again, because of her situation, she was unable to include that. But we are not worried about that because the house is still young and if something were to happen, we definitely would not ask her to front the funds, anyway. No chance! We have some kind of heart! :) But we are so relieved about finally getting the show on the road. Now, the only things that need to be done are the home inspection and having an appraiser come to the home. The tricky part is that with an FHA loan, the house must appraise for at least the purchase price . . . if it doesn't, the seller must lower her asking price to the appraisal value or we walk. Boo. We are praying that that doesn't happen. If all goes well, hopefully we will close in about 30 days! Eeeeeek!!!! :)
We have already picked out all of the paint colors, too! That was probably the easiest thing Josh and I have done. Don't most couples have a hard time compromising with paint? We had more issues registering haha!
And just for kicks and giggles, I am going to show you our house! There are 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, living room, family room, dining room, and unfinished basement.
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| The front of the house |
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| Here is the formal living room |
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| And the dining room |
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| The kitchen |
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The family room and fireplace! :)
The master bedroom with a walk-in closet and full bathroom |
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| This is one of the guest bedrooms (future nursery hey!!) |
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| This is another guest bedroom (future nursery #2 heeeyyy!!) |
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| This is the view from the kitchen/eating area to the backyard |
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| And this is the backyard . . . big enough for our reception! ;) |
Posted byAshley C.
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Forget the 15 bridal magazines that I've subscribed to; just give me some shabby chic meets cottage interior design magazines. I've been spending 4 of the last 7 days in Barnes and Noble and let me tell you, this place sucks you in like some kind of vortex. Even though I've got my nose in a series right now, I just have an impulse to buy more books. I don't like to borrow or rent books . . . there is something about the smell of a brand new book and to know it's only yours makes it that much better.
Anyway . . . where was I? Oh! Interior design magazines. Yes. I. Love. Them. I forewarned Josh in a nice way. I said, hey babe, when you're done playing your video game, can you come look at these magazines to see what I really like and what you're getting into? He never came. I took that as a sign of "Honey, I trust you." Score! :) I have finally nailed the look that I am going for. That shabby chic meets warm cottage. Think it can't happen? Oh, it can. Just you watch! ;) I even convinced him that as long as I can gather things from thrift stores, antique shops, and barn sales, he won't have to spend much money on "real" furniture. Again, he didn't respond so I took that as a big "Yes! You're too cool and I love that you save us money all the time!" *clears throat and bats eyelashes* ;)
I will have to post some photos of what I'm talking about another time!
Posted byAshley C.
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