Just a sneak peek...

By Gaby -
Less than 24 hours until we close on our new home!  I'm a little impatient, so here is one pic of the soon-to-be home:




We did the final walk-through last night; we weren't too thrilled to discover that some of the carpet looked to be in worse condition than originally thought, due to the owner's furniture covering those spots up.  We also (to Ryan's dismay) discovered a hidden crawl space we didn't know existed (and most likely the inspector didn't notice, either) that led to a view of the foundation which had large cracks in it!  Sigh, I am trying to stay on the positive side and hope the owners have a reasonable explanation for that.  At this point, of course, we are all in and couldn't back out even if we wanted to.  Everything else looked in fine shape, so that is good.  I am still excited to move in and make it our own.

Last week, we got an email from the sellers inviting us to the neighborhood cookout that our new neighbors are throwing as a farewell to the sellers, and simultaneously welcoming us into the neighborhood.  I'm really excited to attend that tomorrow evening.  Even with all the "little stuff" we may have to replace or fix along the way, I still think this house is a good fit for us and am looking forward to growing our family in this house!

Until next time...

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