Newhomeward bound

So, Maria and I went up North Saturday April 11th, home-buyin' guns ablazing, and checked out nine homes to be exact. Lots of decent little domiciles out there with a few "unwinterized-pipes-burst-in-the-freezing-cold" and one nasty "we-couldn't-make-our-house-payments-so-they-foreclosed-but-we-smeared-dirty-diapers-on-the-walls-and-floors-before-we-left" - a real cornucopia of bad financials and folks truly just looking to sell. It was all quite interesting. Nothing like walking into a 300k ("valued") home and seeing mold all over the drywall and the ceiling torn out in the kitchen. Or all appliances and copper tubing stripped out by banks. Each foreclosed house is a mini-ghosttown in its own right. But we did find a gem out there in the dirt.

So we are looking at a 3 bedroom, basement, 2 car garage, 2.5 bath, deck, backyard, corner lot, near Woodmans, still ridable to work, all for about 185k. Bid placed, pre-approved (thanks Uncle Sam!). I walked the house this past weekend with an inspector and we picked it apart, top to bottom. It all looked really good too. I am officially stoked. I am looking forward to the closing, VA Loan, blah blah blah - I just want to get into the house in due time and get the bar set-up. And my trainer of course. And the rest of it all...
so many options. in all realms. truly excited for Maria and I!