We moved into our house!!! I can't believe it's already been a year! Time has flown by. A year ago today, September 27th, was a very stressful day. Our loan took forever to process and we thought it would have gone through sooner. Usually it takes about 30 days until Escrow closes, however, a few days before our move out of our apartment date, it still hadn't closed. It was all very hectic trying to figure out if we could stay the weekend in our apartment or if it would go through. Luckily, the day before it went through. Technically, we weren't supposed to move in until we had the deed in our name, but the owner was nice enough to let us move in, and we just signed a contract saying we were going to rent the house for a few days.
So, a year later, here we are. Our house was in pretty good shape-no major repairs to be done. I say this because the majority of the houses we looked at, that were in our price range, were foreclosures and would either need new carpet, new cupboards, bathroom remodeling, etc. That was the motivating factor in buying this house. It had new kitchen cupboards, new windows, new tile in the kitchen and bathrooms, a new roof (even though whoever did it, did a crappy job because it looks like it's already 7 years old), it had been freshly painted, etc. The one down side, is it's not very big. It has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, but it's just kind of small. However, it's good for now. Our plan is to stay here for a few more years, and then buy a bigger house. Hopefully, the market will be better, and we'll be able to make some money in the sale. Plus, we're slowly upgrading it and hopefully improving its value.
In the year that we've been here we have put in a new side garage door, put in a bathroom door (for some reason, the master bathroom didn't have a door), replaced all the bedroom doors and added new trim, and painted the kitchen, living room, hallway and Anna's room. I think our house looks so much better than when we first moved in.
However, there are still a few more things that need to be done-paint our bedroom, update/remodel the two bathrooms, and put in new carpet (the carpet was new, but it's the cheapest carpet in the world and already looks like it's 5 years old. No stains, just worn out). For the outside-paint the house, add a patio cover, and make the backyard look nice instead of just dirt. :)
Some of these are going to be pricey updates-like the carpet and patio cover. I'm hoping the bathrooms won't be too bad. We do need to put in new tubs for both of them and new countertops. The vanities are fine, but I'll probably just paint them to look nicer. I have some ideas of what to do for the walls.
Slowly, yet surely, our house will look better and better. :) I'm so thankful we do have a house and that we're so blessed to be able to make it our own.
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