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In the meantime, I'm obsessed about this house. I've written and called everyone I know - and a few people from the blogsphere. I have little notes scattered all over my apartment that read things like "asbestos?" and "wiring '94 - call PUD." I'll be gathering all those notes to put into the notebook I'm using to keep all the paperwork together... although I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that I have a notebook (it's sherbert orange and actually says "sherbert" on the cover).
I have at least two more people to drag around the house before proceding and either could give me deal-breaker information (foundation? bad! EEEKK!). And secretly, a small part of me hopes that someone else will make an offer before I can get all that done because the whole thing is scary. Mortgages! Inspections! Plumbing! I'm not even sure where my 2003 taxes are - now I have to submit them to a total stranger? What if the back half of the house falls off two days after I get the keys? Who will crawl under the house to wrap the pipes? There are pipes, right?
This morning I woke with piece of paper next to my head - a note I wrote to myself in my sleep. It said lawn mower.
In the meantime, I'm obsessed about this house. I've written and called everyone I know - and a few people from the blogsphere. I have little notes scattered all over my apartment that read things like "asbestos?" and "wiring '94 - call PUD." I'll be gathering all those notes to put into the notebook I'm using to keep all the paperwork together... although I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that I have a notebook (it's sherbert orange and actually says "sherbert" on the cover).
I have at least two more people to drag around the house before proceding and either could give me deal-breaker information (foundation? bad! EEEKK!). And secretly, a small part of me hopes that someone else will make an offer before I can get all that done because the whole thing is scary. Mortgages! Inspections! Plumbing! I'm not even sure where my 2003 taxes are - now I have to submit them to a total stranger? What if the back half of the house falls off two days after I get the keys? Who will crawl under the house to wrap the pipes? There are pipes, right?
This morning I woke with piece of paper next to my head - a note I wrote to myself in my sleep. It said lawn mower.
Comments
i say (pending all relevant inspections, etc) that you jump in! the house looks cute and old-timey-charmy and stuff.
go on, try on a new adventure. as long as the foundation is good. :)
and hey, you are buying at the right time. the starbucks is coming, maybe other development is too. which means that the value of your house-to-be will increase!
keep us updated on your decision!