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Under Contract

Under Contract

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Under contract!!!  YAY!

Matt and I put our house on the market on Thursday the 15th as we had someone requesting a showing before it was officially listed, it had been listed as Coming Soon a few days prior.  We had planned to list it on Friday but were able to get everything done by Thursday.  We had a few more showings on Friday and received our 1st offer on Saturday.  The couple didn’t have a pre-approval so we waited for that before we made our counter.  On Monday, once they got their letter, we countered.  Negotiations continued on for several days and by Wednesday night we had received another offer.

Our Realtor told everyone to submit their final offers on Thursday.  Thursday night we had an offer we liked and accepted.  By Friday morning we were officially Under Contract!

We have everything lined up for the new house now. Final walk through with the builder is the 11th and we close on the 18th. I am super excited we are able to close sooner than we originally expected.  We gave ourselves some time just in case our current house took longer to sell.

So that’s where we are.  I need to start packing because I don’t have much time.  We have some moving companies coming this afternoon to give us quotes but only for moving.  Packing will be on us.

Finishing Touches – House Update

Finishing Touches – House Update

Matt and I ran over to the house on Sunday morning but I think we went too early.  No one was working so we were unable to get in.  The biggest thing I noticed as soon as we drove up was the mailbox!!!!  YAY!!! Needless to say I was pretty darn excited about that. We had grass in the front yard and the door had been painted.  Unfortunately the door was black.  I emailed the builder’s agent and was told there was a “paperwork” issue.  She said my paint color had been approved and the door would be repainted to the correct color.

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As we walked around we noticed there were a lot of spots that had been filled/repaired on the front porch.  It makes me happy to see they are noticing some of the same small details and correcting them before we even notice.  I did notice one of the railings on the screen porch is lower on one side than the other.  I’m sure the builder will see and correct this before I mention it but at this point it looks like we are in the home stretch.

I was also told the new vanity is in!  The builder’s agent said she walked over on Saturday and it looked really good.  I’m really excited to see it.  I plan to go over at lunch one day this week. I’m currently working from home due to icy roads so I don’t think it will happen today.

Speaking of the ensuite bathroom, aside from finding a mirror, which I can’t do until I see the vanity, I have everything ready for that bathroom.  I found a shower curtain on clearance at Kirklands for $8.00.  They also had a picture that coordinated and after some debate I went back and bought it.  I basically got the bathroom done for under $35.00.  I liked the shower curtain so much I decided to put it up now while we show this house.  I think it really looks great!  My vision for that room is coming together nicely.  🙂

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In other news, we are planning to list our current house either tomorrow or Friday but we already have a showing for tomorrow.  We decided to do a “coming soon” listing and were able to schedule an early viewing. 🙂

~k

House update – It’s coming together

House update – It’s coming together

Last weekend I hosted a baby shower for a friend at my mom’s house.  Her house is about 10 mins away from our new house.  Once the shower was over, mom and I decided to go check on the house progress. I was peasantly surprised to see lights were up and fixtures were in.  As part of our offer, Matt and I asked for upgraded bathroom fixtures in the Master bath.  It really was such a small thing but something I am now super happy we asked for.  I think it really looks nice and adds a little something to the room.

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Master bath tub
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Master bath sinks

Mom and I also ventured up into the attic.  There was a good bit of room up there but the stairs are really steep so I’m not sure how we’d get anything of substance up there. But you can get up there if you need to.  Coming down was an adventure because the stairs are so steep it was kind of scary.  I told her I had been there done that, and I wasn’t going up there again!  😉

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Attic looking towards the front of the house.

Overall I’m pretty happy with the lighting package.  I’ve known from the start I would replace the dining room light.  I fell in love with a chandelier from World Market.  I’m not that crazy about the foyer light so I have a feeling that will be replaced at some point too.  The bathroom lights are fine but I might replace the globes eventually.  They just seem a little plain.  But really, I’m just so happy with got this house!

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Dining room
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Foyer (kind of blah)
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Island Pendant – which we both LOVE

The other builder we were considering finally has some of their houses for sale.  The plan we were looking at is for sale with about 700 sqft less than we got and pretty close to the price we are paying.  I feel like we got an EXTREMELY good deal from our builder, plus I think our house will be much nicer in the end.  Not to mention it’s already appraised for more than we paid. 😉

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Kitchen faucet and tile. Tile will have white grout (though I kind of like it dark, it’s too late to change now)
Subway tile around the fireplace! Really glad we changed this.
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View into the kitchen.
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Mud bench. It will be painted the same as the doors but the bench will be left natural.
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The door color
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Laundry room cabinet and SINK!!!! I am so excited to have a sink in the laundry room!

While we were there, we stopped by the office.  The builder’s agent was on site and I wanted to check in with her.  She told me that her and another agent agreed the vanity in the Ensuite bath was too small.  She was going to work to see if we couldn’t get it changed out.  I must say it doesn’t look as bad with the vanity sink and lights in but it’s still not ideal.  I really just hope they change it out for something a little wider.

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Ensuite vanity and light

Matt and I will be running by the house this weekend so I should have more updates next week.

~k

House Update – Cabinets, flooring, and moldings oh my

House Update – Cabinets, flooring, and moldings oh my

Friday we took Matt’s parents to the house. I heard the cabinets were in and I suspected the flooring was down but man were we surprised. All the hardwood had been laid, all the cabinets were in, and the moldings and shelving were in.

I am in LOVE with the kitchen cabinets!!!! They are everything I hoped and more. They are beautiful! I couldn’t be happier if I’d actually gotten to pick out our cabinets. The floors are equally amazing. You can see the variation in the wood and it’s going to look great once they’ve been sanded down and poly’ed.

Matt and I were totally surprised to see they had the moldings and shelving done. The bookcases beside the fireplace were also done and look great! We were both glad we decided to have them be cubby style. We had the option to have one component and one cubby or both cubby. Cubby was totally the way to go.

The only thing I wasn’t really happy with was the vanity in the Ensuite bathroom. It is comically small. I’ve emailed the builders agent to see if that is the correct vanity but I haven’t heard back. I’m sure she will say yes. I’ve told Matt it will have to be replaced because I think it’s going to look stupid and well, dinky. I’ll have to find out how much it will cost to upgrade, otherwise it will have to be changed once we move in. (Which won’t make Matt happy but oh well.) In my townhouse I was able to find a vanity on CL for about $50.00. Maybe I’ll luck out this time unless we can get the issue resolved.

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House Update – We have Tile

House Update – We have Tile

Matt and I ran over to the house on Sunday to see what progress had happened over the week.  As soon as we walked in the door we saw a huge pile of wood flooring in the dining room.  There was another large pile in the living room.  Somehow even with 2 piles it didn’t look like it should be enough!  Then I noticed some tile items.  I immediately went to the downstairs bathroom.  WE HAVE TILE!  I checked upstairs and all the bathrooms and laundry room were in progress as well.  I have to say, I was a little bummed the hardwoods hadn’t been started yet but we are starting to see progress!

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I will say the title isn’t exactly what I wanted but overall it’s not bad.  I would have preferred white marble in the master (I’m all about some white rooms!) or at least the new 12×24 tiles but those weren’t an option and well the white marble was more than Matt was willing to spend.  In any case, I think the tile looks good.

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Downstairs bathroom
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Upstairs Guest Bath (half Jack to bedroom #3)
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Ensuite bath (aka guest suite/bedroom #4)
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Laundry Room
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Master bath – looking at the vanity area
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Master bath – tub
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Master bath – shower

I’m hoping for more progress by the end of the week.  Matt’s parents are coming to town on Friday and we will take them to the house to look around.  This will be their first time!

~k

Under Contract!

Under Contract!

Say what?!?!?  So a funny little thing happened over the weekend, Matt and I went under contract on a house.  But wait, I thought you guys were looking at lots?  Well, we were.  Here’s what happened in the past week and a half.

I was over in the neighborhood 3 out of 5 days last week.  I met my mom to look at lots the Friday they were released.  Matt and I went back on Sunday and then I went over with our realtor, J, on Tuesday.  While J and I were there we also stopped by another builder.  The plan had been to see how many lots they had left and basically we would compare the two builders and see what might be better.  We quickly realized they had 2 houses that were in progress and both for sale.  We walked through both and the more we saw the more I fell in love.  After some not so subtle hints to Matt I was finally like, “I want this house!”  J contacted the builder and started to see what we could work out with either house.  Fortunately one house was a little further behind in the process and we decided that one would work better.  Thursday afternoon Matt and I met J at the house for a quick walk through.  Then we went to the office to start talking about the house.  We found out the finishes that had already been chosen and discussed the options still available for change.  Once we got all the prices we were set to make an offer.

Our offer was submitted Friday morning and by Friday afternoon we had a counter.  We talked it over and submitted our counter.  Unfortunately the builder didn’t respond and by 9:30pm we decided to accept their offer. We just had to wait for the contract. Saturday was kind of nerve wracking as we waited, and waited.  By mid afternoon as we were leaving the State game we got the contract.  Once we got home, we started reading through all 46 pages.  Matt signed and then I signed and we were done.  We were told we would have to pay our deposit before the builder would sign so yesterday Matt and I headed over to our new house to pay our money and look around!

It was nice to be able to take our time and wander round.  We took a bunch of pics of our house and we also took pics of the house next door.  It is further along and the finishes are similar so it’s nice to have a few pics of what ours will look like (but I will post those later – gotta pace myself 😉 ).  With that said, I’ll post some pics. 🙂

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Front of the house
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Me in front of the sold sign. Matt didn’t tell me my eyes were closed.
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Back of the house/porch which will be screened in later
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Love the detail on the eves
Floor plan

 

 

 

And the lots are open!  

And the lots are open!  

It looks like the blog might officially be taken over by house stuff, and I am STOKED! I’ve mentioned a few times that we were looking.  Well as of right now, the plan is to build a house in a Golf Course community in an area around Raleigh.  I’ve been patiently waiting since August to find out where their lots would be.  The only *slight* downer so far is my original email said the prices would start in the Low’s but now it looks like they will start in the Mid’s.  :/  I hope we can still make it work.

It was odd because I checked the builder website this morning and didn’t realize they had finally posted the house plans.  This also meant the site map had been released!  WHAT!?!?  I’ve spent the last hour looking over the lots and taking a Google street tour.  But here’s the thing, they are NOT the lots Matt and I thought they would be.  We assumed they were going to be in another part of the neighborhood instead they are sprinkled into an existing section.  While I guess it’s okay, I feel like the other lots were a little better.  Anyway, it is what it is so we will make do.  I plan to run over there this afternoon to scope out the lots and see which ones are better than others.  The plus side, is Matt and I know where these lots are and we are familiar with the streets so just looking at the site plan we already have an idea of what might be good.

For the past few weeks I’ve started pinning items for our new house!  I am having the best time looking for ideas and searching for new furniture.  I never properly decorated our current house because Matt kept telling me to wait until we “move into a new house”.  Well THAT time has come!  Unfortunately we will need a decent amount of furniture for the new house and we won’t be able to purchase it all at once.  But that will give us time to live there and decide what we will need and where.

Here is a map of the lots.

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Let the house planning begin!

Happy Halloween!

~k