4th time is the charm

You know how Friday the 13th is considered bad luck? Well it must not be for us – we got a townhome! *

Actually, things went quite smoothly. We saw the place yesterday before the concert and spent a lot of time walking around. We mulled over our options and slept on it to ensure if we were going to put in an offer that we really wanted the place. This morning we met with our agent and wrote up our offer. The sellers countered the price, but they went down enough to make us feel like at least they were working with us. We countered the price once more and they accepted. They have already signed the faxed contract with the changes, and we initialed the changes on our original copy, so the deal is sealed. They took the place off the market and there won’t be anymore showings (or offers accepted). Yay for us!

The place is very spacious which is great. There are definitely things we want to change, such as the brown trim along the walls and windows, the parquet flooring in the foyer, the blue carpeting throughout, and the wall colors in the rooms. But none of that will cost too much and I think it will be fun to do.

We’re due to move in on October 15th. The specifics – 3 beds, 2.5 baths, 2 car garage. We took some photos yesterday and will be taking more on Sunday afternoon when we’ve scheduled another showing so Joe’s parents can see it before they move to Arizona (which is on Wednesday). The timing couldn’t be better!

Here’s a couple of photos until we get some better ones:

Entrance/Foyer (w/Joe haha)
Dining Room
Living Room
Kitchen #1
Kitchen #2
Kitchen #3
View from Master Bedroom

We are very excited, nervous, thrilled, and scared – all those great feelings when you realize you’re a home owner who has a mortgage due every month. :)

* – Ironically enough, today’s date is 8/13 and the earnest check I wrote is #813. How freaky is that?