i have always said that i will know that i've grown up when i own a washer and dryer.
now that i have finished college and grad school (after more years than i would care to count!), i have a career! also known as an income! the next step--naturally--is to buy a washer/dryer. more accurately, for the past few weeks i've been looking for a house in which to put a washer and dryer.
the housing market crash has supposedly cultivated a strong buyer's market, but i'm not so sure. perhaps it is because my budget is so limited, but i have to say that i have seen some very sad, sad houses all over town.
until this weekend. my real estate agent showed me a beautiful 1940s bungalow. it was well cared for and refurbished where it needed to be without losing the character of the place. it was small, but i was really impressed with the inside of the house. when i went to the backyard, however, i was positively choked up. i never thought myself to be a backyard lover, but this backyard could have turned the coldest of hearts with its impeccable landscaping and well-tended flowers.
it was love at first sight.
that was saturday afternoon. i didn't realize that, following love, there would be stress! loan-pre-approval-writing-an-offer-competing-with-other-potential-buyers-realizing-how-expensive-buying-a-house-really-is STRESS. over the past couple of days i have met (and signed) a mountain of forms (God help me if i've accidentally signed away my first born child!). i got my pre-approval this afternoon, and my offer will be "official" soon thereafter.
unfortunately, this is the first step in what is apparently a long process. who knows if mine will be the best offer? then it will be back to the sad houses. sadder yet because there is still no place for the washer and dryer.
someday!
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5 comments:
Wow ~ That is definitely, seriously grown-up(!) Congratulations on everything, doll. You deserve all these great things, despite the stress. The bungalow sounds great ~ is there space for the air-mattress for when I visit? ;-D
Buying a house seems way too stressful. I think Xoloitzquintle said writing a dissertation and buying a house were the two unhealthiest things he's done in his life. Eek!
Suerte, mujer!
mari--if i get it, there is a guest room with your name on it.
cindylu--but there is a nice reward at the end of each, a shiny ph.d., and a shiny happy home. :)
...and the paperwork is just getting started. wait til you see what happens if you actually get the house... your hand will cramp up, but it will be worth it once you can relax with a coacktail in your new backyard!
joel--cocktails in the backyard... you read my mind! margaritas, anyone?
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