House Part 2.

We went back and forth so many times on houses and neighborhoods and different cities near by that we could not really find something we loved. Then the issue of buying older again or maybe building was still on our minds.

We then found a house that had a lot of things we loved. I will call this house Cashmere. Cashmere was the perfect size, it had the cutest backyard and the neighborhood was adorable. BUT........the interior wall color was ugly, the kitchen was not our taste at all and the schools were not that great. Also it was in a part of town that was unfamiliar to both of us and still far from his family. We went back and forth on this house so many times. We even saw it a second time with a realtor. After seeing it we would be like "that's it, its the one stop overthinking it" and then we would sleep on it and change our minds in the morning. We really liked this house but we did not love it. So our search continued.

A few weeks later we found a new development in the area where my husband grew up in and super close to his family. Its a brand new neighborhood and it was in our price range. We decided to check it out. We stalked the area, the houses and went through the pamphlets to the point they were falling apart and then the weekend of Thanksgiving on black Friday we drove over and dropped off our deposit for a lot. Thus House 2.0 was born.

Oh wait....we haven't even listed or gotten our house ready to sell.  So between that Friday and December 3rd we hustled and hauled and our beloved first home went on the market, and between December 3rd and January 26th we had 7 offers, 2 of which fell through ruining Christmas eve and Christmas. All of this also happened while we were on vacation in Rome keep in mind. This whole process aged us like nothing else. We ultimately were able to get a solid offer for asking price and we closed on January 30th and we moved out.

While all of this is happening, House 2.0 was going on in the background. So we were really maxed out at stressing. Do we miss our hold house? Yes and no. The process of selling was a lot of work and it was costly. The ups and downs really took a toll on use emotionally. By the time we sold and moved, which moving was another horrible process we were done. We wanted out and done and over. I have a picture of us from when we bought it and then a picture of us one last time after we closed.

We were finally able to breath on January 30th at 12pm. We can finally get excited about House 2.0