Monday morning came quick and what a day to spend the day off. I felt bad for our kids who were sick of house shopping and all that it entails. As I was getting ready Craig and I were talking about the house. I told him my only fear was the kitchen, dining & family room not feeling big. Other than that, I knew I would like it.
We arrived at the house and it looked even better in the morning. The neighborhood was exactly what I wanted and so exciting that we can have a chance at this house. It'd only been on the market for 3 days! We pull up and the first thing our agent says is House #1 says they'll do our offer at $5k lower if we'll pay half our closing. Hmmmm. Something to think about but for $5k more-this new house, #2, was looking so much better. (I don't know if I mentioned that her niece is the one selling their house #1) I was a little irritated that first they wanted to counter but then they hear we're going to see another house and they try a last try.
So we go through the house and it just felt so right. My expectations were even better and there was so much that I loved about the house. I usually don't like hard wood floors but theirs were beautiful! They aren't the cheap laminate type but real hard wood. Also this house is custom built and you could just feel that it was built solid. Unlike House #1, which was built by a builder we've heard bad things about. We went in the backyard and it was what probably won me over. It didn't have a slope like house #1 and just felt so big. Did I mention it already had a shed, 5 fruit trees, a dog run, fully tree lined for privacy...it was perfect! My only reservation was that the bedrooms felt a little smaller than I would love, but they'll be just fine. I like the girls to share a room until Jaycee is ready & mature for her own room. But we did measurements and both their beds will fit. I was very impressed with all the light, the staircase, the front door, the 3 car garage was a roomy garage so fitting our trailer will be no problem. We sat at the table and I just knew this was meant to be. And made me so happy that Craig was so excited about this house. Way more than House #1. We left and headed to McDonalds for the girls to play and write up an offer. We offered full asking price with them paying closing, leaving their shed & fridge. With writing up the offer, it meant the 1st offer was now done and void. Which was fine because we felt so good about this!
The next day they had until 5pm to counter or let us know. We heard back at 4pm!!! Way to wait until the last minute. I hadn't really thought about it because I just felt so good about it. They countered offered! We were so suprised because we gave them full asking price! They wanted all conditions-even were okay with our closing date pushed back until mid March-but they wanted to only pay $3500 in closing not the whole amount. We were a little irritated because we were giving them full price, but also didn't know if it was worth losing for $3500. So....we ended up signing the offer! We were in contract and soooo excited.
Next step....inspection day!
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