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it’s been accepted and we have pictures…

update: you can look at more pictures on Fabio’s picasa album.

Yes. Our offer was accepted on friday night, and I got a call about it while on the women’s retreat. We’re really excited and now we have to wait for the inspections.

The settlement date is supposed to be at the very end of July, [...]

the money battle

This home buying stuff is a good lesson in math, investments, planning, and borrowing money.

The whole time you are searching for a home, you have to keep in mind your price range. Your price range largely depends on how much you have saved to put down as your initial down payment. Your budget [...]

maybe third time’s a charm…

update: Here’s a picture from the bird’s eye view of the property we put the offer on…

This weekend was another whirlwind of house hunting.

We made arrangements for the boys to stay with my parents, and we went and stayed overnight in Bucks, in the effort of trying to see as many houses as we [...]

we’ve been released

Yes. The seller signed the release so we are now out of the contract, and we will get our deposit money back.
I guess they must be overwhelmed by the results and have to figure out what to do next as well.
As for us, we have another weekend marathon planned for house hunting. This [...]

we’re getting out…

We got word that the septic failed yesterday. There’s a possibility that a new septic might not even be approved by the Board of Health. What then?
That has become the final obstacle that just seems insurmountable, as far as this house is concerned.
After much deliberation, we both felt it was time to move [...]

inspections are done

unfortunately, there are some big things that need to be done. Things like septic replacement and/or repair, and water/moisture damage that needs to be repaired.

This is where things start to get tricky. Where I start to wonder whether this house is the one.
It’s been an interesting day as Fabio and I have tried [...]

who said this would be easy?

A great victory has happened today. We’ve put an offer on a house. That’s it on the left. It’s sorta the back of the house and garage, and a bit of the backyard. It’s not the perfect picture, but it at least gives you a visual. We are so excited. After looking at hundreds of [...]

House Hunting Marathon

Tomorrow, we will be doing the Road Warrior, House Hunting Marathon. We will be looking at 9 houses throughout the day. They range from a brick “stately home” a bit distant from Fabio’s work, to a racher that is closer and needs a little TLC. There’s also a cute cape with a lot of land.

If [...]

we have an agent

Yeah! A new, very good progress has been made on our home search. We have a buyer’s agent to help us navigate the process of buying a home.

A couple months ago, we were first recommended an agent, James Yoakum. James was great, but he dealt mostly in Philadelphia, and only occasionally with [...]

decisions, decisions

This weekend was a whirlwind of driving around all over Bucks County, trying to find areas we like.

It was also our belated anniversary celebration.

The driving around was productive. We got a sense of things we like and don’t like in a neighborhood. It helped us see distances “for real” versus google maps calculations. [...]

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