We've been keeping an eye out houses for the past few months. Last week my parents pointed out a really great house. We stopped by and loved it, so we called the real estate agent. Unfortunately, it was already under contract. So the agent sent us some other homes to consider. We were looking online when we found a house in a new neighborhood that we wanted to move to since they first started building. We called the agent and made an appointment for the next day. We knew as soon as we walked in, we were ready to buy it. So we put in an offer and the builder accepted it. Very exciting!
The house is in the final stages of construction, which is similar to how we bought our current home. We are meeting with the builder tomorrow to discuss a few final changes/additions we want to make. Otherwise, the house is perfect! We will be living only 15 to 20 mins from our work as opposed to an hour. We will have 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. 9' ceilings throughout and vaulted ceilings in the family room. It has a 2 car garage with a nook for Kyle's Harley and almost an acre of land. The rooms are a great size and the kitchen is huge. So big that we want to add an island to take up some of the space and use some of the ample room. The kitchen has cherry cabinets and will also have granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. The house is double in size of our current one. And at the end of our street we have a boat ramp where we can jump on the jetski for a quick spin. We are thrilled to be closing just a few days after Christmas. The perfect present!
As happy as I am, it's kind of bittersweet. I'm incredibly excited to be moving into our new house, but it's going to be hard to leave our first home. Tonight the agent came by the see it so we could discuss how much to list it for. He continually complimented us on our home, which made me feel sad about leaving. We'll be signing the papers tomorrow and officially putting our house on the market. I think the only fix to my sadness is to stop by the new house. I know when moving day rolls around it will be tough and I have a feeling I'll be shedding a few tears. But at least I'll have another beautiful house to call home.
We are excited to be a homeowner all over again, even if we're homeowners times two for a bit. Christmas is going to be different this year since we won't be decorating anything, but the best present we could buy wouldn't fit under the tree anyway!
