buying a house!...?

So, I've been keeping this under wraps because it's "fraught with uncertainty", but Geoff and I are (maybe) buying a house. I say maybe, because this has been one bumpy ride!

Today (10/30/2008) our counter was finally accepted - we have a contract! The road was bumpy because our offer was made almost a month ago!!! The offer was contingent on the sellers doing some work on the house (and that has taken a long while). Now that our counter is accepted, the seller wants a "speedy" close, and it *is* speedy - closing is set at Nov. 20. 3 weeks away.

I'm going to start packing, but I'm not sure that things will actually work out. You see, we're offering more than the house will probably appraise for, and I personally don't think the sellers will accept the likely appraisal value. We'll see... Also, our loan has to go through (fingers crossed). Let's hope it all comes out well.

I fell in love with the house as soon as I saw it (but I'm trying to pull back emotionally in case things don't work out). The house is large (4B, 2Ba + study off the master), has gorgeous tiled baths, one bedroom is in the middle of the house off the kitchen with a skylight (it'll be Finn's sunny new playroom). Here are some pics.

Living Room is big - imagine our projection screen on the Left wall. (We'll be replacing the front window with something dual-paned). Notice the crown moulding!

Our favorite room, the kitchen is very open and right between the living and dining rooms. The space flows really well. New stainless appliances, including the gorgeous gas stove, but we need to buy a new refrigerator.

The "sun" room off the kitchen (from where the kitchen pic is taken). A nice place to keep Finn's toys out of the way, but still at the center of the activity, near the kitchen, living, and dining space. Finn will love it. I will too.

A pic from the dining room looking into the kitchen.

A pic from the dining room looking onto the yard. We'll put in a little deck here where these ugly stairs currently are.

My new study off the master bedroom, it's just to the right of the dining room. I'm standing in the master to take this pic.

The master bath.

The main (guest) bath. Love the tile color.

A small but very nice yard. I see enough space for a play structure!

Wish us luck! We'll need it.