House Hunting Blues

[BriarRose0708]

I DO NOT miss paying those Lansing taxes at all. We pay 1/3 of that now in GA.
Good luck with your house hunting!!

We are going to see 4 houses tonight, I am excited yet terrified!

[PopPhan]

We are going to see 4 houses tonight, I am excited yet terrified!

Good luck! Hope you find, at least, one that you like!!!

[RedSoxFan]

We are going to see 4 houses tonight, I am excited yet terrified!

Good luck. Exciting and terrifying at the same time. Hope you guys find one you like soon.

[BriarRose0708]

How's it going, Maryanne? Any updates on your search?

[PirateLover]

How's it going, Maryanne? Any updates on your search?

We have been at a bit of a standstill. We were finally going to look at 4 or 5 homes yesterday, but our realtor was hit with a nasty sinus infection.
I'm feeling pretty discouraged about the whole process, honestly. How about you? Did you like any of the ones you looked at?

[BriarRose0708]

We have been at a bit of a standstill. We were finally going to look at 4 or 5 homes yesterday, but our realtor was hit with a nasty sinus infection.
I'm feeling pretty discouraged about the whole process, honestly. How about you? Did you like any of the ones you looked at?

The sickness has been going around, I'm sorry you hit a delay with your realtor, I hope she gets better soon!

We put in an offer on a place and the structural was last week. We hit another delay because the seller hadn't closed the windows in the house so the inspector couldn't do the radon test. Our deadline for it is tomorrow so we have to get an extension and hope the seller's agent made sure the windows were closed last night! The ridiculous details and hoops we have to jump through are really overwhelming. We're trying not to get too attached to the place in case something falls through.

[luvDaMouse]

I am on the other side of things right now, my house is on the market and I have had very few showings. People like my home not my neighborhood I live in an area hit pretty hard with foreclosures and my area is mixed with summer cottages and year round homes so the prices range from very low 28k to higher lakefront 200k homes. I am in the middle 145k. We already purchased our next house in South Carolina. We have it rented ( thank goodness) so our mortgage is covered. I just wish we could sell this one so we can make our move. Would love to be out before the winter, just cant take another cold snowy winter here

[PirateLover]

Well guys, almost a year exactly after I first made this post, we are set to close on house in a little over a week!!! It is a house that was owned by an in-law looking to downsize, in a great neighborhood, and we got it for a good price. Needs updating but I really can't complain. It was a loooooong process to get us here, but I guess things really do happen for a reason. I was ready to settle on so many "starter" homes that had a lot of quirky things I could "live with" but eventually ended up stumbling into a great situation with a home that gives us room to grow in a great school district. It's been really stressful, because we ended up doing it all without realtors to save $$$, but in the end it's also so exciting! Wish us luck!

[faline]

Glad to hear you've finally found a home that fits you!! Good luck with your move!!

[TheDuckRocks]

I am so happy for you. How wonderful that this search is coming to an end. We also fell into our first home completely by chance and stayed there for 25 years and raised our the kids in it. Best wishes with becoming a first time homeowner.

[Arielfan98]

It is a long process. The good news is all the good homes will be on the market now because everyone is on vacation and not thinking about house hunting. Keep your fingers crossed, you will find it.

[SBETigg]

Wow, a whole year later! Great news! Congratulations and best wishes in your new home.