Under contract! Dream home.
Me and my husband are buying our first home in a HCOL area. We have been looking at smaller homes online for months, no realtor, and when one I loved went under contract then came back a few weeks later we took the plunge, got a realtor, and looked at the house. It was the largest we had seen in our budget at just under 2000sqft.
I hated it in person. I cried because I was so upset. It was the only house that sized in our price range for 6 months. My realtor is well known in the area and was not phased. I mentioned I’d love a pool since we have two tots, and she shut that down so quick lol
That night a house went on the market. 2200 sqft. 3/2 with a loft and 19 foot ceilings, A POOL. A HUGE POOL. Backed up to woods with a trail to explore and play on. Wood everywhere. Beautiful. The kitchen is the ONLY part we’d want to remodel in a year or so. And the top of our price range! I walked in, turned to my husband said I love it and we made an offer. With 12 showings the first day on market we weren’t sure, but our realtor went above and beyond and made the deal happen.
Inspection was yesterday, we knew it needed a roof so that that was no surprise. Other than that and some cosmetic issues, IT PASSED. My inspector happens to live in the neighborhood and was giving me the tea on the people and HOA (27$ a month, no club house or anything so not paying for those). We are getting the pipes viewed today and a termite inspection, but aren’t afraid of tenting if needed.
We are asking for the seller to go halfsies on the roof, let’s hope they agree! Looks like we will be closing later this month!