OMG...we just put an offer on a house!

[WillParkinson]

Paul found a house for sale that was just listed. We called our realtor who misunderstood the address he gave her. There is another house directly across the street for sale and she thought that was the one. We went to look at it. It's so pretty! It has an apple tree in the back yard. We loved it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Clynl7_Iw
(Video of the house)

Wish us luck. :)

[PassingFair]

1. It's beautiful!

Good luck!!!

[WillParkinson]

6. Danke!

The back yard is so pretty. If we're lucky enough to get it I cannot wait until spring to see the apple tree in bloom.

[Flaxbee]

2. I haven't really followed your house-hunting until recently ...

are you just ready to buy? Have to buy? It seems like you've been looking/offering almost daily -- just wondered why you're in such a hurry.

I mean nothing even remotely negative - just curious because it seems like a very consuming ordeal for you now. I hope to be able to buy something one of these days but haven't ever gone through what you're going through.

It's a cute place; good luck! :hi:

[WillParkinson]

5. We've been looking for a while...

But we're hoping to adopt in the future and our current house is not nearly large enough. We want to start our home study but need to be in the larger area before that.

And I know you meant nothing negatively and believe me, I appreciate you asking. :)

[LibertyLover]

37. That's wonderful -

my husband and I adopted our daughter and before we had the home study we made sure that the house (which we later lost to foreclosure, but that's another story) was up to code and as child-safe as we could make it. Good luck!!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

3. how charming!! Good Luck, Will

*fingers crossed*

:)

[WillParkinson]

7. Thank you kindly!

Very much appreciated.

[Curmudgeoness]

4. I am at a loss for words. You fell into that one.

And all because of a mistake! I love the house, love big front porches!

[WillParkinson]

8. I know...

The front porch and the back deck are great. I will admit the yard is kind of small, but very homey.

[Curmudgeoness]

11. I have a small yard. It has it's advantages.

I guess it depends on what you want to do with it. But you can do a lot even with a small yard. And less mowing and maintenance!

I wish you years of happiness in your new house. :hi:

[HopeHoops]

9. WOOHOO!

:woohoo:

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. That is so exciting! It looks so spacious and yet cozy too.

[kaiden]

12. FanTAStic! I hope you and Paul are successful bidders!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. My dear WillParkinson!

You did it!

You found your house...I knew you would...

Congratulations, and I hope they love your bid!

:hug:

[WillParkinson]

16. Well, yes and no...

We found it but we have to see if they accept the offer. It's out of our price range (what they were originally asking for) but the realtor convinced us to make an offer.

[elleng]

14. LOVELY!!!

'Break a leg!!!'

[WillParkinson]

17. I probably will...

As we're moving. :)

[elleng]

19. You've already got healing to do, right?

DON'T RUSH IT, breathe, and enjoy! (I know, moving is one of life's royal pains, and not easily enjoyed!) So why do we do it? Well, not sure except there appear to be times when life 'tells' us its the right thing to do; I'm thinking of doing so myself!
:fistbump:

[WillParkinson]

23. Oh, this time moving would be super-simple...

As I can't lift anything I'll be standing there supervising. :)

[elleng]

24. Kind of moving from apartment to house 2 months after giving birth!

[pacalo]

15. This one is great! It just looks like "home" & looks like it was well-maintained.

Crossing my fingers!

[joneschick]

18. Looks wonderful!

We're bungalow fans too. I wish you all the best and hope this home is one of many happy steps for your family and family-to-be! :hi:

[Texasgal]

20. Nice!

I would fall over dead if we could buy a house in Austin for that price!

The housing prices here are ridiculous! A home like that would be more in the 400's.

Congrats! It is beautiful!

[jobycom]

21. Cool cabinets.

Good luck!

[Flying Dream Blues]

22. Beautiful!

I just love it. Best of luck to you both!

:hi:

[Bombero1956]

25. if you make an offer and get it

what happens to the Virgin Mary in the yard?

[WillParkinson]

28. Didn't see anything like that...

If there's one there they may have taken it when they moved.

[Bombero1956]

36. the video shows one

at 20 secs into the clip next to a cellar window. If she's gone it could be a miracle.

[rurallib]

26. I thought you guys put an offer on something a week ago?

Good luck! Looks very nice. I love 2 stories.

[WillParkinson]

27. We did, but...

The house had a lot more issues than we knew. There's no way the house would pass inspection and the people who owned it did not have the money to fix the problems.

[RebelOne]

29. Nice house. Hope you get it.

I was a little concerned about 1 bathroom with 4 bedrooms, but it has 2 half baths. But do they have showers?

[WillParkinson]

32. Yep..

We're good to go on that.

[Capn Sunshine]

30. That's a neat place. Would cost you minimum 600k here

here being Southern California. Present day. 780k during the peak.

[WillParkinson]

33. Suddenly I like Wisconsin a whole lot more...

;)

[zanana1]

35. In NH, it would cost about double the amount. nt

[Arugula Latte]

31. Charming!

I love it!

[zanana1]

34. I think it's perfect.

I can't get over the price! Is all the real estate in your area so affordable? I'm living in the wrong part of the country!

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

38. congrats and awesome

I'm a realtor and I like happy endings like this. It's amazing how so many times people end up purely by chance on a house they wouldn't have considered or gotten into.