We Made an Offer! Our Exciting Journey to Homeownership

[redsoxgirl]

I'm just excited and I wanted to share with you guys!!

We've been living in my mom's garage for almost 2 years while we save for a house and pay off debt. There's no water in the garage so we have to go across the driveway to shower, cook, etc. It can get mighty cold in Mass in the winter and running across the driveway in a foot of snow to pee is tough!

So we're finally ready to buy a house and we went to look at 3 houses yesterday and really liked one. We went back to see it today and brought my brother and dad along since they've had experience in remodeling homes and stuff.
The house we saw needs a lot of work, but it's got good bones, has tons of potential, is in a great location and the price is amazing... sooooo..... WE MADE AN OFFER!!! We should hear back tomorrow or Tuesday on it and requested to have closing on 2/29 (it's bank owned so it can go quicker than if it was being sold by a person).

Wish us luck!!!

 

[janetupnorth]

Good luck and congratulations for being persistent in saving and paying off debt first!

 

[Debala715]

Good luck! Getting a new home is exciting!

 

[PCJenni]

Good Luck!

 

[MORFIA]

yipppeee congrats!!!

 

[reba515]

thats great Linsay ! congrats!
what town ??

 

[redsoxgirl]

thats great Linsay ! congrats!
what town ??

Thanks everyone!!

It's in Brimfield - just W of Sturbridge.

Here's some pictures if you want to check it out. They're from the realtor's website so they aren't the best.

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8Absmjli1bt2R5

 

[janetupnorth]

Thanks everyone!!

It's in Brimfield - just W of Sturbridge.

Here's some pictures if you want to check it out. They're from the realtor's website so they aren't the best.

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8Absmjli1bt2R5

Very cute house outside - nice sized deck/porch.

The inside has great potential for you. Have fun working on it and redecorating!

 

[chefkristin]

Wow! Good luck! How exciting.

 

[sfdavis918]

Just please please please get a home inspection before buying! I love it, it is absolutely adorable! You just don't want to get into something that you will end up regretting. It's definitely worth the couple of hundred dollars to do.

**Ok, mommy lecture over.

 

[chefjeanine]

I see a lot of paint cans in your future.

Good luck. There is nothing like owning your own home!

 

[chefjeanine]

Just please please please get a home inspection before buying! I love it, it is absolutely adorable! You just don't want to get into something that you will end up regretting. It's definitely worth the couple of hundred dollars to do.

**Ok, mommy lecture over.

Sarah's right. Just watch a couple of hours on TLC or HGTV and you'll know it's well worth the money.

 

[KellyTheChef]

How exciting! Keep us posted...and then give us pictures as you redo everything to your liking!

 

[reba515]

cute ! you'll love having a wood stove too !! we have one in our basement and it saves so much in the heat/gas bill and the house is at 75+ all winter

 

[pamperedlinda]

I think it's a cute house with lots of potential! You will have a lot of fun remodeling it too!

 

[lacychef]

Congrats! Love the deck especially! It's so exciting buying a new house; we've lived in this one for 9 months already & are still as excited to be here as the first day.

 

[vwpamperedchef]

Lindsay! That's so exciting! I am so happy for you guys! DH and I just bought ours in July and we love being homeowners! I love all the projects! We just replaced the mailbox this weekend!!

Good luck, fingers crossed for you both!!

 

[dianevill]

What a cute house! Keeping my fingers crossed that your offer is accepted. Please keep us posted!

 

[sarahlegare]

Love the deck & the woodstove the best!! We had a woodstove put in the 2nd winter we lived here & it's the best thing we've EVER done!! The deck will be awesome in the summer! That's what we're planning on doing with the $$ Bush is soaking into the economy!! YAY!!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Love the deck & the woodstove the best!! We had a woodstove put in the 2nd winter we lived here & it's the best thing we've EVER done!! The deck will be awesome in the summer! That's what we're planning on doing with the $$ Bush is soaking into the economy!! YAY!!

Funny! We are planning on using that $$, along with our tax return to close in our deck and make it a 4 seasons porch!:thumbup:


Oh - and we love our woodstove too!

 

[daniellemorgan]

Love the house!I see lots of yard work and wall paper scraping in your future along with the paint cans. That's okay though because that's part of making the house your ownGood luck!

 

[redsoxgirl]

UPDATE

They just came back with a counter offer and we counter-counter offered
We're hoping to hear back today and that they'll accept our offer! It's smack-dab in the middle!

*fingers crossed*

 

[chefjeanine]

UPDATE

They just came back with a counter offer and we counter-counter offered
We're hoping to hear back today and that they'll accept our offer! It's smack-dab in the middle!

*fingers crossed*

Fingers crossed! I know how nerve racking this process is. Good Luck!!!