Almost There…(posted: 7/10/08)

Just sending out a quick “home” update. It looks like we are almost ready to close on our home!!! It’s been a long road, but I think that we are almost there. The lien has now officially been removed….thank goodness.

All that the lender is waiting on is the title to clear and the survey to be done. After that, we will simply have to go to the closing and sign the paperwork. If everything else is done on time, then we could be closing as early as this next Tuesday or Friday.

Once we close on the house, then it will be another 45 – 60 days until we actually move (or so I am told). They can’t do any of the work to make the land ready for move-in until I actually own the land…duh! All of this work takes time. They will have to dig underground lines for the electricity, water, and septic. They will have to make sure the ground is level for the home and remove 3 small trees so that the home can be placed on the spot. Once the home arrives, they will have to level the home, put skirting around the home, do any touch-up work on the inside and outside, hook up the electricity, water, and sewage, etc….

We won’t start actually making the mortgage payments until after all of the above work is complete and the house is 100% move-in ready.

This all should work out fine. We have to give a 60 day notice here at the apartments anyway. So that stuff will allow us the time that we will need in order to give our notice and pack up all of our stuff. There is also plenty of cleaning to do here at the apartment as well.

We are very excited. It sure has been one hell of a road (and it’s not over just yet). I will be able to breathe a little easier once the house is ours and then once inventory is over at my job.

I will post more as I know more.