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AAAAAANNNNNDDDD … .
We have our keys
Ok. Actually, not yet since there aren’t actually keys to the existing locks and we are getting it re-keyed.
But still. It’s ours. It’s no longer trespassing when we go in ….
As I mentioned, some work has already been started [...]
As we get to the end of our Schuberts go house-hunting feature for the forseeable future, I’d like to start a new (irregular) feature here …..
Schubert HQ
All about what we are doing to the house itself … the DIY projects, the decor, etc …. We’ll see. You’ll see…. .
First off: Home [...]
SO.
This whole house thing is such a comical, complicated mess.
5 years ago you could get a home loan for whatever amount you wanted, for basically whatever rate you wanted just by stating your income (not that we want a loan like that).
These last few weeks have been a [...]
home A is ours!
We had a few days of questioning and wondering and cautions optimism…. But, we are currently in escrow and hope to close mid-February!
Then, a few weeks of work and moving in sometime in March! In time for my 30th birthday!
We haven’t done an official inspection [...]
Annoyance and drama with Home A
On Wednesday, December 21 we got the email from our realtor, forwarded from Home A’s realtor, forwarded from the bank.
In spite of the fact that the listing clearly says the house has been approved by the bank at one price, the counter offer from [...]
We didn’t get a Christmas tree this year.
Wait, let me explain.
Between not really having the floor space and potentially having to start packing any day to move into our new house, we didn’t really feel up to getting a big ol’ Noble Fir and dragging our boxes of ornaments and lights and [...]
So after weeks of wondering and looking at other listings and trying to manufacture the interest and enthusiasm to go look at other houses, on Monday morning (December 5) we woke up to find that Home A had been added BACK to the active listings!
Which means the first offer dropped out!!!
Which maybe [...]
One Tuesday afternoon a week or so ago I was at work, stealthily and sneakily checking my personal email on my iPhone that I’m not supposed to have on at all and saw that there was a new house listing in our MLS filter.
So, of course, I stealthily and sneakily pulled up the [...]
So by Monday I was pretty much sold on putting an offer on the last house – we’ll call it HOME A.
Of course, it’s not that easy. I have been looking at house listings online for years (years and years), so I had a much better idea of what was out there and [...]
One week after we drove around and looked at neighborhoods, we made an appointment with Bryan to actually VISIT some of these houses.
5 total – one of the ones I was really excited about sold in the intervening week.
We had originally planned to go spend the day in Santa Barbara – for [...]
So …. we’ve started our house hunting FOR REAL.
Like, we have an MLS filter email alert set up and everything…
It’s so exciting!
The first week or so I *obsessively* checked my email for updates ….. Now I only check the listing site about 4 or 5 times per day… haha!
It’s bad.
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News! News! We have news!
This is actually kind of a super-exciting edition of The Schuberts go House Hunting – complete with ACTUAL NEWS!
For past chapters:
The Schuberts go House Hunting part 1 (October 2008) The Schuberts go House Hunting part 2 (November 2008) The Schuberts go House Hunting part 3 [...]
I have loved hot apple cider FOREVER.
When I was growing up, we used to get little apple cider powder packets in bulk from Costco.
And then when Andrew and I started dating, we would hang out drinking apple cider every night after work.
We even included apple cider as part [...]
When we were getting ready for our Alaska cruise, I kept telling Andrew how the food was the best part …. So many options, so many good recipes, food whenever you want …
Andrew thought I meant that the food was the best he would ever taste. Which is, um …. not the case.
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On our vacation, we were able to visit Butchart Gardens in Victoria, British Colombia.
And Andrew and I spent the whole time dreaming about what we wanted to have in our one-day garden.
Top of Andrew’s list? Plain wooden coffins …. in the yard … acting as benches.
Yes, really. Ask him about it…
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