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August 22, 2013

We found a House!


I have some news for you! We found a HOUSE. Yes, that quick. A couple weeks ago, I posted a House Hunting Worksheet Freebie and talked about how I made this worksheet to keep me organized when looking at houses. I orginally made this because I heard that many people look at dozens of houses and I wanted to be able to keep them straight. Lets just say.. I didn’t even use the worksheet.

Two thursdays ago was our first time “looking” at houses with our realtor. We stopped at house number one and both pretty much knew it was an instant no. Every house on the street was identical and they had a jungle growing in the front yard. Needless to say, I didn’t even get my worksheet or pen out.

After looking at that house -aka the jungle-, we moved on to house number two. As we pulled up to the house, we knew that we really liked the neighborhood. It would be a convienient drive to both of our works and is situated in a cute little subdivision. Aside from the “port-a-potty” in the front yard and lack of landscaping, we loved the outside. I should probably mention that the house isn’t finished yet and is still under construction (the port-a-potty will not be staying and landscaping will be beautiful).

We walked through the front door to the house with no floors, lights, etc. and really liked it. The floor plan is really good. When you walk in the front door, the dining room is on your right, and then you have your kitchen, breakfast area, living room, laundry room and half bath all down stairs. When you go upstairs, you have 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and a game room.

After we finished walking through the house with our realtor, we finished out the day by looking at one more house. It was really nice, but far from work and our minds were still on house number two. We decided to think about it for a few hours, then had a our realtor schedule an appointment with the builder so we could see how he planned on finishing the house. A few days later, we met with the builder and he basically answered all of our questions before we could even ask them. He was great! He even took us to a house that was similar to ours and let us see a “finished” look.

After an hour or so in the Texas heat looking at the house and going over details about was included in the house and what was an upgrade, we left with our realtor and went to starbucks to cool down and talk about everything. We told her that we were pretty much sold and wanted to put in an offer. She called him right there from starbucks and negotiations began.

After Starbucks, we went across the street to Lowes to look at appliances and just get a general idea of what we wanted in terms of a washer, dryer and refridgerator. When leaving we got a counter offer from the builder, and then came back with a different offer.

Later that night, after a few phone calls, we settled on a deal and were very excited! In the next few days, we signed the contract and the process kept moving.

Because the house isn’t quite finished yet, we get to pick out a lot of the fun details including the flooring, granite, backsplash, sink, hardware, etc. We are meeting with the builder today to pick out some of this and go over a few things. I can’t wait to get in our new house and share more with you about the process – especially pictures of it all finished!

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  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    Congratulations! That WAS quick! Customizing your new home will be so much fun! I look forward to hearing all about it. 🙂

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    It is so cute! I am so excited for you! Praise God that the process was quick and painless. And it is so great you get to have say on some stuff because it isn’t finished. Congratulations!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    wow!!! How gorgeous!!! Congrats:)

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    Beautiful!! Love the brick color!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    Congratulations on the house! It’s gorgeous!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    Congrats, girl! Looks like a great place to call home! And getting to pick out your own hardware furnishings? SO FUN! 🙂

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    congratulations! It’s so pretty!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    Congrats! Good luck with closing and moving in 🙂

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    Yay for House Hunting! Can’t wait to see pics of the inside! Adam and I will be house hunting in approximately a year and I can’t wait.. Maybe have to rip off that worksheet of yours! But maybe we’ll get lucky too and not need it!

    -Kate
    http://www.theflorkens.com

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  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    Congrats! That house is GORGEOUS!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    it’s gorgeous! congratulations 🙂

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    Congrats! Searching for a home is such hard work!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    Congratulations! Even unfinished, it looks nice – homey. I can’t wait to buy a house soon.

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    How exciting! It looks super cute from the outside. I would love to find something like this…where the house is built but the interior still needs done so we could pick out the paint/flooring/counters etc. How fun!!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    Congratulations!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    Yay! SO exciting!! Congrats lady! Looks great!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    Congrats on the new house! It’s beautiful!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    Congrats! We have also been house hunting and it has been such an exciting and nerve racking time 🙂 Can’t wait to see more of your blog updates on the progress of your new home 🙂

    Hugs,

    Darcy @Sassymominheels.blogspot

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  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    The house is so nice!! Congratulations that is so exciting, and to be able to pick out the finishing touches is awesome!!

    http://pardonmf.blogspot.com

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  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    That’s awesome! Congrats!!

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  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    That is so awesome, congratulations!!! I’m sure that this is such a super exciting time for you guys 🙂 can’t wait to see how you incorporate your own personal touches!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    Congrats on the house!! That is so great you get to pick out some of the finishes!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    Yay!!! Congratulations on finding your home! 🙂

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    Congratulations!!!! I am so nervous about buying a house when we move but I am happy you guys found one so quickly!!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 22, 2013

    yay for a new home! can’t wait for pics of the INSIDE! 🙂

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 23, 2013

    Beautiful! Congrats! What a fun experience!! 🙂

    http://sometimesgracefully.com

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  • Marquis Clarke
    August 23, 2013

    IT IS BEAUTIFUL!!! Congrats 🙂

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 23, 2013

    That is SO exciting! I can’t wait until that point in my life when I am ready to buy a house!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 23, 2013

    It looks so so promising! Can’t wait to see how you decorate it! Congrats!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 24, 2013

    OMG!! Congrats!! We moved into our new house on Wednesday!!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 24, 2013

    Congratulations! That is so exciting 🙂 So happy for y’all!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 25, 2013

    Congratulations!! It looks like it will be a great house! I can’t wait to see pictures of it finished! i also can’t wait til I’m at this point in life too! 🙂

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 26, 2013

    Congrats! That’s so exciting! We also bought house #2 🙂 But, it was after looking at 12 houses in one day. When you know, you know!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    August 26, 2013

    So excited for you!

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