Very quiet out there in Blog-world.....
I'm sure everyone is just so busy having loads of fun.
Well, our exciting news this week is that we have put our house on the market.
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It was all kind of spur of the moment. Obviously it is something that we have talked about on and off over the last couple of years, but the opportunity arose so we just did it.
Our first open inspection is next Sunday - I feel like we have a million things to do before then!!
We have been checking out opens and this week I have seen inside about 15 houses. It is quite amazing the variance in what the same amount of money can buy .....
We have a fairly long list of 'things' that are important to us in a home, and today I found the house that had all those things!
Here it is!
The photos make it look far uglier than reality - think it must be their furniture ;)
Here is our 'must have' list!
- Fully fenced
- Low maintenance gardens
- Undercover parking
- Shed to store everyone elses worldy belongings!
- Built in robes to most bedrooms
- 3 bedrooms plus office
- As little carpet as possible
- Gas hot water/cooking
- No ugly cutains - prefer timber blinds
- Nice clean house - I have seen some absolute shockers!
- Decent heating and cooling
- Pleasant looking kitchen with cupboard space and walk in pantry
- Room for the piano
- Walking distance to street or school
So this house had it all plus a rainwater tank and some vegie garden beds and security roller shutters on all windows (that might stop the stupid 5:45am wake-ups!!)
Raff hasn't seen it yet, and it has only just gone on the market this week, so I am thinking we may have to be quick.
We did have a larger budget in mind, but Raff spoke to the bank and due to being self-employed our borrowing capacity is only 80% of purchase price, as opposed to 95% that the majority of people get.
Today I looked at 5 different properties. I cannot believe the state of one house in particular, it is empty and the previous owners didn't even vacuum it. Let alone repair the broken slate, torn flyscreens and filthy toilets. Really disgusting. It had a pool in the back yard that was just trashed. Unbelievable.
Exciting times.....
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The house looks good. If only we weren`t spending the inheritance. I hope you let us know the address.
Nah, the plan is to move while you are still away so you will never find us.....
Mwah ha ha ha <-- That was my evil laugh, in case you didn't realise!
What an evil laugh you have .You guys are going to have your work cut out for you.good luck.
Moving closer to Mum and Dad, hey! You do know that they are spending all the inheritance. Sorry about all our stuff in your shed that you have to move. :(
We filled up the shed with loads of our stuff too. Ithink we will put it all in storage with a removalist.
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