Glee!
So Friday Linda and I became homeowners and landlords all at once. I forgot how much there is to sign at a home closing. However, the easy part is over now. Seems like the hard part would be to decide to buy, what to buy, where to buy, how much you can afford, find the house, make an offer, sign a contract, get an inspection, appraisal, survey, secure a loan, explain away your credit report, secure funds for down payment and closing and then finally be relieved that it's all over after signing all the closing papers.
Maybe it's the utter lack of hoops to jump through this time, but the buyers were way more stressed out than us. I can somewhat understand considering that she was 8 months pregnant when we first looked at the house. I was never concerned with anything having to do with the transaction from the first time we toured the place, but try to make a pregnant woman see things the same way.
There were much too many positives about everything to list. From the price to the timing, from the location to the people involved, everything has gone smooth as silk. Now comes the fun part. First thing I need/want to do is set up a shop. I need a garage/shop for all my crap, all my projects, and some storage. The house just isn't that much bigger, but the lot is. I'm thinking about a good sized steel building with a couple of bay doors and 1200 or so sq ft. The biggest problem so far is knowing where to start to get some price estimates for the slab and the building, who can be trusted with this project and how long will it take to get finished. since we're leasing the house back to the previous owners until they finish building, we don't really have access. However, I think they are flexible enough to maybe let us get started on it if we want.
But then again, that's only one thing. Granted it's a big one, but not as big as having to clear out a half acre of woods for a garden, with more to come as time goes on. At some point we're going to need some time for fishing...
Maybe it's the utter lack of hoops to jump through this time, but the buyers were way more stressed out than us. I can somewhat understand considering that she was 8 months pregnant when we first looked at the house. I was never concerned with anything having to do with the transaction from the first time we toured the place, but try to make a pregnant woman see things the same way.
There were much too many positives about everything to list. From the price to the timing, from the location to the people involved, everything has gone smooth as silk. Now comes the fun part. First thing I need/want to do is set up a shop. I need a garage/shop for all my crap, all my projects, and some storage. The house just isn't that much bigger, but the lot is. I'm thinking about a good sized steel building with a couple of bay doors and 1200 or so sq ft. The biggest problem so far is knowing where to start to get some price estimates for the slab and the building, who can be trusted with this project and how long will it take to get finished. since we're leasing the house back to the previous owners until they finish building, we don't really have access. However, I think they are flexible enough to maybe let us get started on it if we want.
But then again, that's only one thing. Granted it's a big one, but not as big as having to clear out a half acre of woods for a garden, with more to come as time goes on. At some point we're going to need some time for fishing...