We Bought A House!!

Who would have thought, that less than 2 weeks into the house hunting process, that we would have fallen in love with a house?  We certainly didn't!  Over the past 2 weeks we have seen only 8 houses; the last of which is the one we are now under contract for.  We have seen small houses, and split-levels, foreclosures, and short-sales. We didn't "love" any of the ones we had previously seen. 

We liked one foreclosure that priced well below our range.  The only thing with that is it would have needed updating.  Not to say that there were major issues with the house, but by spending well below our budget we may have come in over budget once all of the changes and upgrades were complete.  We have thought about that house, but it was a smaller house.  It did have a HUGE 2 car garage and a GIANT room above the garage.  But the only way to get into that room was from a staircase outside, or through a bedroom window!  We would have had to add a door or another staircase in the garage to access that room.  The kitchen needed rearranging, the carpets all needed to be ripped up. The upstairs bathroom needed massive updates, and the basement had a small puddle of water when were down there.  These are all things that, if we bought the house and fixed, could have brought us well above the price we paid for our new home!

We had seen some houses that had no power or heat so we could see our breaths while walking around in it.  That house in particular was nice, but we had found that we did not like split-level houses.  We had seen a total of 3 splits and decided we did not car for them.  The bedrooms are all tiny. They all share one bathroom. And we lose half of our living space in the basement because of a garage.  It is really like having a 1 1/2 sized ranch home.  With split-levels, the living space is pretty much maxed out at what is there.  There is not a whole lot more you can do for adding on that wouldn't cost an arm and a leg!

So the house we are now under contract for is AMAZING!  It is 2 floors, with a basement, so I guess 3 floors. It has 1825 sq feet and a yard that is 1.38 acres.  It has 3 bedrooms which are ALL enormous.  Even the smallest bedroom is big!  As mentioned before, that was one of our main concerns about a split-level house, but not a concern with this one!  It has 1 1/2 baths, and the 1/2 bath could be converted into a full bath if we ever decided to move the laundry area from the 1st floor to the basement.  We have a 2 story barn out back and a shed.  The home also has a pool and a pellet stove in the living room. 

As soon as we walked into the house, it felt like a home!  We saw it on Tuesday. We went back for a second look on Wednesday and made an offer. They accepted on Friday, and we close April 15th, which is 34 days from today.

I just cannot believe we found "our" house so quickly, but I am incredibly thankful that we did!  It is perfect timing to buy a house and close in April and have the wedding in September.  I am so lucky to be living the life I do.

Now, obviously, these are the listing pictures, so once we move in you have to imagine the place completely empty!  It will be so much fun to put our stuff into this house and make it a home!