So I want to continue to blog even when I am not sure what to blog about. And there is alot going on, its just nerve racking because it could all fall through. I have to remember though if it falls through for whatever reason, its going to be okay. Okay so lets cut to the chase about it all.
Last Saturday, Jeremy and I went driving and looking at possible areas we would like to live the next time we buy a house. We were thinking it would still be about two years before we would be ready to sell our house. We just needed to get out of the house and looking at houses has been something fun we could do in the past so we gave it a shot. We did not find any house in particular that we were excited about, but we did find areas we would like to live, in well established neighborhoods. So, we get home and while Jeremy took Gracie to the play place, I talked to my dad on the phone about our discoveries. After trying to convince my dad he should rent our house from us, unsuccessfully so because my parents want a single story house. Although I was disappointed about that, he did come up with this idea that maybe Johnny and Corey could rent our house. When my dad said that, I immediately said YES! Of course, and I talked to Johnny about it. Much to my surprise, he totally went for it. He didn't know the details of what his rent would look like but he was excited about it. So, now that we had potential renters, we needed to see if we could find a house in our price range. At that very moment the casual conversation about houses took a turn for a more serious one. So, I am outside thinking about all of this and my friend's house pops into my head. Originally they had their house up for sale and Jeremy and I were not in a position to do anything about it, at ALL! Plus Jeremy did not like the layout of their house and I didn't like the idea of moving into Whitney's house because that would always be her house, whether we owned it or not. I thought I would always look at it as their house, not ours. But that night, I talked to Jeremy about it and he thought to himself for a bit and then agreed. The things that bothered both of us about the house were not bothering us at all, not even the slightest. After thinking about all of the amenitities of the house, we called Whitney. We were excited for us and for them because they are going to have to sell their house before they can build their dream house. They were currently not listing their house but they were thinking about putting it back on the market soon. However the last time the house was listed, it did not get any activity. So anyway, we called Eric and Whitney and after talking with them, we were more than convinced that this could actually work out for everyone.
Let me tell you more about this house. I am not sure of the square footage but I will tell you that it is a three bedroom, two bath house on a single story. It has a huge walk in closet, garden tub, and a separate shower. The sinks in both bathrooms are marble as well as the fireplace surround. It has a great sized dining room and the kitchen is an eat in kitchen. The living/great room are huge enough to entertain our family when we all get together. It also has the third bedroom that we currently do not have and it will be used for a study/guest bedroom. We will be able to accomodate Dad and Sherry when they come to visit as well as any other family members. Also, the third bedroom will act as a study/game room for Jeremy. In all of this, Jeremy's wish list was very short. He just wanted a room to kind of call his own and he wanted a one story home. The separate shower was something Jeremy wanted but would not have turned the house down if it didn't have that. Our biggest concern was the third bedroom and the single story. We are so tired of not having space and the stairs are killing us. All of the other stuff are bonuses. So, once we talked about everything this house offered us and knowing that Eric and Whitney were so excited about it as well, we moved on it. We talked to our realtor friend who put us on to a small lender that hopefully will be able to make our dreams come true. Jeremy will officially put in a loan application today and we will go from there. After we buy this house, we are going to have to wait five months before we can move in. While Eric and Whitney's house is being built, they will live in their old house and pay us rent for it. Meanwhile, we will be paying rent on this house until we can move out. I am so nervous about this. Talking to the realtor and Jeremy talking to the lender lastnight seems like this is really going to happen. OMG!!
The only other thing I am concerned about is that Johnny and Corey will be able to handle the bills here at our old house! Corey is currently without a job and if Johnny takes on the bills by himself, he will have nothing after he pays the bills. If he gets the promotion that he is up for, he will have one hundred dollars left over. That is still not alot but if Corey can help with the rent, that will give Johnny five hundred dollars left over, if he gets his one hundred dollar promotion. We can just pray that Johnny gets that promotion for so many reasons. We also need to pray Corey is able to find work as soon as he graduates highschool. He should graduate in two and a half months. We will not be able to move out for five months after Eric and Whitney start the building process. So I hope this all works out. I am cautiously optimistic about this. But honestly I cannot say that. I am over the moon excited about all of this and I just want it to all work out for everyone's best interest.
I am ready to pick out paint colors and living room furniture for the new house. I am ready to start packing the old house up and start making very small improvements so the house is ready for Johnny and Corey. I am ready for this to be done and over with. I will say this, once we close on the new house, I will feel much better. That could be as early as next month so I am over the moon about that. I just need to take this one step at a time. The next step is just the beginning application which is today. The lender gets in the office at 10 this morning. She will send Jeremy the application via email and he will fill it out and return it via email. It should not take long to get the results of that application then we are off to the next step. Hopefully by the end of this week, we will have made an official offer on the house. Hopefully Johnny will get his promotion and Corey will find a job.
How can this be? Are we really going through with this? Could it be that we are going to be in our new house in just a few short months? AHHHHH!!!!
Annie
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