We then went on vacation and I had put the house out of my mind, I thought it's not meant to be, and even started to seriously think about buying a vacation home instead. But then my realtor called me and dropped the bomb that the deal was back on and was I still interested? I actually had to think about it for a day because now I wasn't so sure.
After three weeks of thinking the deal was dead -- the seller finally responded, agreed to my price, and the contract was officially signed, and the sale is pending!! No one is more surprised then me!
So why did I buy it? Well, it’s safe to say that I’m at least a little bit crazy. The house is nothing fancy, but has plenty of potential and that’s all we need. The truth is: I know when I'm done it will not only be a great investment, it just made good financial sense. Between tax credits and deductions and the difference for which I hope to sell my house eventually, I will have saved tens of thousands of dollars. Don’t get me wrong—I’m not a house-flipper out to make big bucks. I’ll enjoy this house for a few years and then who knows? I’m happy to invest my money here, perhaps shining up the place a little, and in the end we’ll both be better off.
We close on the house mid-February, but unfortunately we won't be able to move in right away because it will take a few months to do much-needed renovations and repairs. Since our current rental contract ends June 1st, we'll just stay in the rental until the remodeling is done, hopefully that won't be too long. Now we wait until closing day...until then you’ll find me brainstorming on all sorts of layout ideas, virtually shopping for every room, trolling pin.terest, and just generally being freakishly excited. Never thought I’d be so excited over a fixer-upper that needs tons of work and TLC.
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