Our offer was accepted on the house. I am very excited. It's a bit surreal. So did we compromise? A LOT. Was it worth it? I hope so. Am I happy? Yes. Nothing in life is perfect. We just have to make the best decision we can with the information at hand.
Last week we made an offer on another home for the exact same price. This week it was accepted on a much smaller home. How much smaller? The house last week was 3500 sq ft with every detail we wanted in a house. 4 bedrooms, playroom, den, 3 car garage, small yard and relatively new 2004. But the house we bought? Amazing location, 2040 sq ft, 3 bedrooms, 1966 built, and great yard and deck. Truthfully?
We compromised on the house. The house is a little bigger than what we live in. It lacks a lot of what we wanted including the fourth bedroom and or den. We have a flex space that can be a playroom for the kids. We have to renovate the downstairs and fix the windows, ceiling, and walls. But I love the character. Maybe it's a mistake.
But the plan is to live in the neighborhood we love and watch for the right house to pop up. We were looking at rentals anyway in this location and this popped up. So we decided to jump on it.
Cross your fingers it closes cleanly.
Accepted offer
May 3rd, 2017 at 03:51 am
May 3rd, 2017 at 03:53 am 1493780030
May 3rd, 2017 at 11:20 am 1493806801
May 3rd, 2017 at 12:35 pm 1493811307
Best wishes to you for a clean closing!
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May 3rd, 2017 at 02:18 pm 1493817522
I suppose it depends on you, but I am guessing you'd tire of 3500 square feet.
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