House Updates

We've been getting good news about the house,

which is ALWAYS nice to hear!

They FINALLY resolved the whole title issue.

We found that out yesterday.

I think I neglected to mention that the weekend that my grandma and parents visited

our house was vandalized.

We think it was probably kids that were bored.

They broke light bulbs...

(like every single one but two in the whole house)

and smashed them into the carpet.

They knocked some cabinet doors off the hinges,

they kicked several holes in the walls,

and the broke the blades off a fan in the one of the bedrooms.

It was stupid and a bit frustrating.

However, we don't have to pay for the repairs, so that was GREAT news!

It turns out they are going to replace the carpet

because they wouldn't be able to get all of the glass out of the carpet.

We had been planning on replacing the carpet anyways and we were a little annoyed that we wouldn't get to choose the carpet because we felt like it would be a waste for them to put in brand new carpet that we didn't like, just for us to rip it out and put in the stuff we like.

Another dilemma was that they were going to replace all of the carpet

(which is great)

but we weren't going to keep the carpet everywhere it is now.

Thankfully, we were able to come to a happy compromise.

The contractor contacted us and let us pick out the carpet.

We got something a little better than what they were going to put in,

the cheapest carpet possible,

but not something too extravagant

since we were going to take some of it out to put hardwood or something similar in.

So we were able to save a lot of money in the long run!

YAY!

So the repairs should be finished this week,

if our bank has decided that we have finished all the paperwork they need,

and that the repairs they requested are to their liking,

we'll be able to close soon!

YAY!

We were a little worried for a while,

especially since we told our landlord that we were moving,

thinking that she'd probably have the same issue she had before we moved in

(the house being empty for several months

so we could do month to month if it took a little longer).

However, she has already taken the "For Rent"sign down,

so I'm guessing she found someone to rent the place....

therefore, we'd be homeless for a while if it didn't go through before the end of the month,

but folks, I think we're going to make it!

We may not have the time we wanted to clean and fix it up before we move in,

but we'll make it work!