We Found it!

We found it, after months of searching and the debacle of the last house…we finally found it. Our very own dream (for now) home, we had given up on looking for about 3-4 months. After our dreams had been shattered we were forced to pick up the pieces and start over again. It actually happened by chance, my significant other and I had been out looking at the small town of where we were hoping to buy a home looking at the show homes and came across a builder that we had never heard of before. We were greeted by a very nice older woman, who reminded us of our grandmothers. She was so nice, patient and sincere, we were wondering how she got into this business. We asked the dumb question of “Do you have any homes with a 2-4 month possession?” Luckily enough she was kind enough to take us to see a few “spec” homes that were in the process of being built. The first one backed onto a nice pathway, which was nice however the house was a little small. The second one was just a plain ‘No’ and the last one seemed to fit almost all of our criteria. It was a two storey home, with a larger lot, nice exposure, good open layout and plenty of room to grow. We were excited about a house...finally.

The next step was to put an offer in, with it being a new house we were very limited in the time we had as there were some changes that we wanted to make, for example we didn’t want white walls and maple hardwood throughout the whole main floor. With time being a factor we were in touch with the builder ASAP. To our dismay they rejected our first offer but eventually we were able to come to an agreement and within days the house was ours.

The feeling of excitement that was flowing through our bodies was amazing, we finally found our house. I can't explain to you in words how excited we both were, now the only thing standing in our way was to sell my condo. With the housing crash in full swing I must admit I was a little worried that we might be sitting on it longer than anticipated. I think the real estate gods happened to be looking down on us as my condo sold in 4 days...yes I said 4 days! Now my only worry is that "technically" I will be homeless for 2 weeks. The possession time between the sale of one place and possession of another is 2 weeks. I'm really not too worried about that, I'll find a place to crash for two weeks until I can get into my dream home.

It's weird how things work out when we least expect it to, we weren't sure if we were going to be able to find a house (at a reasonable price), sell my condo for a heft sum and FINALLY get to move in together. But it all worked out in the end...now to find out how us living together will work...