Whirlwind!!!

Hello Again!

Sorry it has been a while since we updated. We had a whirlwind of a week with the house, the inspection and  then going on vacation (which, I would like to note had been planned months before we decided to buy a house!).

So, we put in our offer in Monday the 14th. We counter offered and all that fun jazz until we had an accepted offer on Wednesday the 16th. Since we were going out of town on Saturday until the following Wednesday we had to get the inspection done before we left. So, on Friday the 18th we completed it.

There were no major deal breakers that came up with the house, but there are a few concerns with the furnace. Mainly the age of it and the way that they have it vented. After some negotiations we were able to get the sellers to have the furnace cleaned and inspected before we close. If anything shows up bad, we do have a home warranty that is on the home now so we will be okay, but it is just something we have to keep an eye on.

So now we are waiting (except that really, we are still leaping!). Our closing date is set for May 16th. Between now and then FHA will do their home appraisal and inspection. We are worried about somethings coming up such as the basement hand rail not being up to code and the bedroom windows not being acceptable because they are the old crank windows and would be difficult to get out of in the event of a fire. I admit, we are excited about this house, but a part of me worried for a good two days about not being able to close on the house for one reason or another.

So this is where we continue leaping and moving forward. We will continue to pray that no matter what comes up God will take care of it. Whether this means nothing being brought up by the FHA inspection, the sellers willing to pay for anything that does come up, us randomly getting money to pay for anything that needs to be done or whatever other problems/solutions you can think of. We are praying daily for God to continue to bless us and give us good things as we trust in him. That's what this time is all about!

PS: I have included a link to some pictures of the house for those that are interested!