More House Hunting Goodness

Last week I got a call from my realtor about the house that I had put a bid on. The people who were buying it kept asking for extensions on getting their financing, so the seller wanted to know if I was still interested. I was, and we put together an offer, that was for a fiar amount less then the original bid (when there were two of us bidding on the property).

I was told if the other people weren’t able to finalize their financing by last Friday they would take my offer, since I’d be able to close pretty quickly. On Friday we found out that they had been extended (again!) until Wednesday. I went out and looked at more places on Saturday just in case. On Wednesday we found out that the people did get their financing, so I did not get the house (again!).

I liked one of the houses that I had looked at while all that was going on. It was in the same neighborhood, but was a little larger with a HUGE basement, and more privacy in the backyard. The square footage was a little less, but I think the way it is laid out made it seem bigger.

My realtor and I put together an offer yesterday and it was accepted. So now I have a contract! Just need to do the home inspection stuff, which hopefully won’t uncover anything too bad. They wanted a quick close as well since their original deal fell through. That’s why the house was back on the market. I’m able to do a quick close so things should be moving along very quickly.

I know a lot can happen between now and the time we actually close, but I have my fingers crossed that everything goes ok and I can get settled into my first very own house!