Tuesday, March 11, 2014

We Bought a House!

So after seeing around 30 houses, we finally got one! Brian's parents came into town this past weekend to look at a few houses with us and to celebrate Brian's birthday early. So we knew going into this house that the owner was actually a builder who bought it and flipped it. The house is AMAZING guys and we knew we loved it and wanted to put an offer in that day, but we still wanted to see the other two houses we had set up in case we didn't get the house. We had two offers rejected in favor of other buyers in our journey to date, so we knew there was a chance (it is such a seller's market in our area in our price range). Anyways, we were on our way to the next house, and our agent called us and said she talked to the agent for the house we loved and he had another offer in already and if we wanted to put in an offer we needed to get it in THAT afternoon.

Okay then, we can handle that. We turned the car around and headed back to the office. We knew we had to do a great offer, so we went a little bit over the asking price, knowing this house was going to have some competition (it was only on the market 2 days at this point but like I said, awesome houses in our price range move like lightning). We got that thing in within the hour and went home to wait.

And wait, and wait, and wait. Finally super late at night our agent called and said the seller had gotten 3 offers and wanted to wait until after his open house and another showing the next day to make a decision. We were super bummed at this point (and kind of annoyed, considering we had to rush to get the offer in just to have to wait) and figured we had a very very slim chance at getting the house. We made appointments Sunday to see the two houses we had missed seeing Saturday, and decided to go to the open house on Sunday to see what kind of interest the house was getting (there were a lot of nosy neighbors haha).

Anyways, the seller said we would hear that afternoon, and finally around 5pm we got the call... our offer was accepted and we will be the owners on May 30th of an awesome house! And when I say awesome I mean it. We found the best house for us that we could ever have imagined. Brand new everything: granite counter tops, appliances, carpets, paint, and he's installing hardwood in the living and dining room. The family room has a fireplace, we have a walkout finished basement, almost an acre of land, a sunroom, and southern exposure! It is so private and everything we ever wanted and more! We are so blessed to have this opportunity and to not have to do a single thing besides move in our furniture. We need to buy a fridge, a dryer, and a new furniture set for our family room (we need a couch, loveseat, end table, coffee table, and tv stand.. any suggestions on where to buy for cheap?! We're broke homeowners now). The shutters have just been painted, but we want to re-paint them blue, the trim white, and the door black. Thank you so much to everyone who encouraged us, to our families who supported us, and to our amazing agent! Guys, I am so so excited, sorry if I talk about this lots and lots in the upcoming months, I just cannot wait! 80 days til we close :-)

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33 comments:

  1. How exciting! Congratulations on your new home!

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  2. craigslist for real. my friend sells her furniture on the cheap! you just have to show up with a truck. another blogger helped her friend score a $3000 sectional for only $500 and it was practically brand new.

    -kathy | Vodka and Soda

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  3. Congrats!!!! What an exciting time :)

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  4. Yay! Congratulations! That's so exciting. And I'm sure that you're going to have so much fun decorating your new home. :)

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  5. Yay how exciting and it looked HUGE from that snap! Congratulations! Furniture-wise, if you want an investment that isn't crazy-expensive, I found Ashley Furniture to be well-made and well-priced (my couch doesn't come til Saturday though - I can let you know more after that!). In the past, in a pinch, we have gotten furniture at Big Lots if you have that in PA! It isn't the best quality but it does the job!

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  6. How exciting!!! While I love a good old fixerupper in theory--in my opinion--there is NOTHING better than a move in ready house :-D You'll be totally settled in in absolutely no time!

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  7. For furniture you don't sit on check your local thrift shops and Goodwill. I stalk my local spots every weekend for things I can use as they are or fix up with a little paint.

    Congrats on a totally done perfect for you house!

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  8. YAY congrats on the house! I can't wait to see pictures :)

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  9. So excited for you guys! Cannot wait to see pictures! :)

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  10. Oh my gosh! Yayyyy! Congratulations. Can't wait to see pics!

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  11. So so exciting! The whole process is so stressful - I'm glad you ended up with something that you love!

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  12. Congratulations!!! I'm not going to lie, buying a house sounds terrifying. That's the one good thing about being in the military, we won't have to do this until he's finally done with his career (which could be 20+ years from now). On the flip side though, I'm SO JEALOUS you can do whatever you want to it. If you want a hot pink accent wall, you can do it. If you hate the cabinets, you can replace them. I HATE the house we're renting, and I can't wait for the day I can do what I want to it.

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  13. Congratulations! I knew you'd find the perfect house for y'all. I would second Kathy with the craigslist recommendation. It can be a bit of a search but you can find really awesome deals from honest people on there.

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  14. That is so wonderful Jess!!! Congratulations! I need photos, tons and tons of photos :)

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  15. Ahh!!!!! I'm so excited and happy for you guys! Can't wait to see pictures!

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  16. YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!! So exciting!!!!!!! Pop that champagne for sure!

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  17. YESSSSSS!!!! I knew you guys were going to find the most perfect house!! I'm so excited for you! And I cannot wait to see it all when you get moved in!! :) :)

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  18. Oh my gossshhh! Congrats! That whole process is soooo stressful! So happy for y'all! Exciting times up ahead :)

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  19. Congrats! Being a home owner is awesome!

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  20. Yay!!! So exciting! I love this. So happy you found the one. I can't imagine having so many offers in and having to wait, so happy it worked out in your favor.

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  21. Wow that sounds great! And so grown up! I cannot wait to see pictures and how you decorate it. So happy for you.

    Whitney

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  22. Congratulations!!! That is so exciting! Now the fun part of decorating is ahead!! :)

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  23. Yayyy, so happy for you guys! I am so glad you found your dream home! Can't wait to see pics :)

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  24. Congratulations Jess! So so exciting! I hope yall are celebrating right now! 80 days will pass before you know it!

    XOXO
    Chelsea
    http://www.anchorsaweighblog.com/

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  25. Congrats guys!!!!! This is such exciting news, can't wait to see new decor photos! (:

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  26. Congratulations, girly! That's SO exciting :)

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  27. wow, huge congrats! we just bought our first home last year, we had it built. you're gonna love being a home owner, seriously! looks like i found your blog just in time for some home pics! haha. those are my favorite kind of posts...can't wait til y'all move in and post what you do to the place. by the way, i found your blog from over at LIY, glad I did!! Come say hi if you get a chance, I love making new blogging buddies!

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  28. Congratulations, that is so exciting!

    xx Kelly
    Sparkles and Shoes

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  29. Congratulations! You are now proud homeowners. I can actually sense the excitement while reading your post. I can’t help but laugh and feel happy for you. That bottle looks great! Cheers to that!

    Jessica Wilkie

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  30. Congratulations! Buying a house is probably the biggest purchase you made ever, isn't it? Wow! Just thinking about how blessed you are makes me both excited and proud of you. I hope that house would serve as your home for many, many years.

    Deron Tucker

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