I’m a Homeowner!
August 25, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Castle News and Chit Chat
Last month I told you all that my husband and I were under contract to buy a house. We finally signed the papers today.
What a tedious process purchasing a home has been. Due to all of the recent foreclosures, the banks and the lending rules have become very strict. My husband and I qualified for a loan and met the criteria, but many times it looked like getting the house might not happen.
Due to all of the changes with the laws, realtors are now letting their clients know that closings are taking 45-90 days. That’s useful information if you’re in the market to buy. We began looking in the spring and early summer for a house. We made an offer the first week of July. According to our calculations, we would purchase the house and be moved in before school started. School has already started and we just closed on the house today. Thankfully, the school let us enroll using our contract for the home.
Anyway, we made it through and we’re super excited! We can use the bigger space for our growing family. There are many home projects that we will be tackling over the next few years. I’ll try to keep you informed of our DIY projects.
Happy Wednesday!
image (c) Karen Weideman
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