So now that we've established that I can't do everything, I decided it was time to move. Lol. As of yesterday we are now the proud owners of a new, single story townhouse. You know, as I wired that down payment, I asked myself, what am I thinking? Brian and Dad convinced me it was a good thing! So you want to know how I got here don't you? In a nutshell we outgrew the apartment. It was probably ok until I started home hemodialysis. We are overrun by supplies. In closets, behind furniture....it just keeps on coming. And if Shawn comes to visit, she gets to sleep in the living room...no privacy. So......
In April I asked some of my sorority sisters if they could recommend a real estate agent. Of course they could! They could recommend several. Lol. They decided on one and gave me her contact information. And she was given my contact information. We talked within the week and we were off and running. Yes, I had a preference of what and where I wanted. She put me on a "drip" and I immediately started receiving listings via email.
I selected some homes and we looked at them. There eventually were 4 homes that I was interested in. The first was in a condo community I'd liked for quite some time. It needed work, but I was willing to get it done. ( I watch way too much HGTV ). Unfortunately a lien was on the house and the seller wanted the buyer to pay for it. WTF? Lol. No. This one was out! The second was a single family home. We were outbid. Boo. The third selection was also in a condo community, but alas, it failed inspection, including needing the roof replaced...not repaired, replaced. Ugh. No thanks. You'd think I'd have house hunter fatigue, but I didn't.
A few weeks ago, while in the middle of a manicure, the agent calls and says a unit has opened up in the original condo community I wanted. And yes this is an all together different community. This one is in Henderson. The others were all in Las Vegas. We raced from the salon and met her at the condo. It was what I wanted and more! We made an offer and it was accepted! It passed inspection! The appraisal was good. A few things needed to be addressed and the seller agreed to pay for it. And yesterday, we got the keys to our new castle!
Lol. Now the fun begins. The house was cleaned, but I am having it cleaned again. The locksmith will be there Monday. Did I mention it was a gated community? Did I mention Dad selected his bedroom? We're moving from a two bedroom, two bathroom apartment to 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a den (!), a 2 car garage and more. Whoa... There are some things we need to address immediately. Like a new stove. Other things we'll get to. But we're ll excited. But what did I get myself into? I now have more house than furniture....
On the dialysis front, I have to schedule the moving within my dialysis schedule. In addition, the dialysis nurses have to inspect the new house and the water has to be tested. Sometimes when I think about all that has to be done I get overwhelmed. But Dad and Brian say everything will be fine. And!! Shawn will out here soon to help, so I think it will be alright! And finally the real reason we moved. We all want a dog!!!! And we can have up to 3 pets in this community. Yay! And yes, Dad still has the hot tub! No I'm not getting three dogs....right now. ;-)
That's pretty much for today. You see now that after all of my regular activities and house hunting, I've been tired, so forgive me for being lax with the blog. Lol. And until we get settled in, I will still be lax. Have a great holiday. We're going to do a sheet pan shrimp boil for July 4th. Whoo hoo!
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