Thursday, May 20, 2010

8 days until we get our house

We have jumped through all the hoops, signed all the documents, and faxed every piece of information possible.  Now all we do is wait to find out when we sign the final paperwork and get our keys!!!

It has been a tough past couple of months.  We have been on an emotional roller coaster that has taken us through excitement, fear, frustration, disappointment, confusion, anticipation, and hope.  We have been at the mercy of our realtor and lender at every whim.  As my mom says, they tell us to look left and we have to look left.  They tell us to look right and we have to look right.  We have felt like puppets being ordered to rush here or there, sign this or that.  It. has. been. exhausting.

Even though I complain, we feel so blessed to become home owners.  I feel very grateful that everything has worked out the way it has.  We are so fortunate to have this opportunity.  I just can't wait to have those keys in my hands and then the real fun begins: REPAIRS!  We are going to get a third loan that will cover up to $29K to update the house.  We hope to get new flooring, shutters for all windows, new doors, and new cabinets.  We are going to do the paint ourselves.  Think we can stay under budget?  

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