It is under contract and I just took off the amendment to remove the inspection contingency (IE, we have had the inspection done, and there is nothing scary bad) and I like it, and it looks like this:
(Click on that picture for more pictures of the interior and some comments and all that jazz)
Otherwise, buying a house is a rather complicated process:
First, you get to go to a bank or a mortgage lender of some sort so you can figure out how much you can afford.
Then, you get a real-estate agent and tell them how much you can afford and what you are looking for.
Then, you look at a lot of houses. A LOT of houses, until you find one you like.
Then, you figure out what it's gonna gost, and try and haggle with the seller to reach a binding agreement (this is where most of the "I want it for this much, no this much, no this much" occurs). This is basically where you start getting serious. A binding agreement means you are willing to buy the house so long as You can get the money and you don't find anything wrong or super-alarming during the inspection.
Assuming the inspection goes well, you make an amendment to the binding agreement removing the inspection contingency (most home sales fall through here, because there is usually SOMEthing wrong and the buyer will try and get the seller to fix it or otherwise lower the price and the seller will be like "whatever" and the buyer will be like "'k fine no deal"... and it's sad).
*** this is the point I am at, I have removed the inspection contingency***
Now, the Mortgage company has to appraise the house to make sure it is worth what I am trying to sell it for.... I am trying to get all my financial ducks in a row.. and hoping there aren't any problems, as I love this house.
Then, May 31, I sit in a room, hand over a large sum of money, and sign a whole lot of papers. Then, I think I get a key.
Otherwise, here are some more details.
The house: Roswell Farms neighborhood, Roswell, GA (basically 5 miles north of where I am now. I loves it!)
The cool things nearby: Synagogue, Krispy Kreme, about 13 old antique shops, Dick Blick, and other places of love.
Home Layout: 3 br/ 2ba Master on left side, other two bedrooms on right, kitchen in back, great/living/den in the middle of it all. It's a ranch on a slab.. so that means I can play DDR AGAIN. Huge 2-car garage for cars, planes, and little train sets.
Problems I know about:
1. All the windows are double pane thermal insulated, but fogged. This means that the argon gas in-between the panes that reflects sunlight and heat back is gone. This also means they are really just two panes of glass and non-insulated. Thus, I shall have to replace them eventually.
2. The roofing shingles are 14-years old, designed to last 15, I will start saving immediately for a new Roof.
3. The HVAC system is the original, and this house was built in 1985. Thus, I will just have to wait for it to give the death wail, and will probably have a nice man come and clean it before I try and, you know, burn gas to make warm air
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4. A laundry list of other small things.
Otherwise, that is it for now, and I am excited as hell. I shall keep you posted.
