She Accepted

We think we just bought a house.

We have been looking for the past few months and finally found something that met our criteria: big yard for our dogs to play, house with room for our family to grow, good school system and something affordable. It wasn't easy - Bham is full of homes with almost zero lot lines or homes that are perfect for our family of 3 1/2 (the dogs have to count for at least 1/2 a person) or homes that were built for a Duggar-size family. However, we found a house that met 3 of our 4 criteria.... the only problem... not cheap. So, we low-balled an offer. I mean, way lower than asking.

The house had been on the market for 3 months with (we think) no offers. Then, of course, another offer was sent the same day as ours. We had pretty much given up because we aren't in a position for a pricing war. In fact, we won't budge much on our offer. We had one thing on our side - our offer wasn't contingent on selling another house. Praise the Lord!! Regardless, we had kinda written it off. Two days later, to our surprise, the lady countered our offer. We were excited that we were still in the game, but we couldn't really meet her anywhere on the price. So, we just kept offering our low price. I guess Luke wore her out because she finally accepted. Part of me thinks it was all just a huge game and we were so caught up in it... because about 12 hours after we signed the paperwork, we realized that we now had to actually buy this thing. :) Kidding aside, it is a great house in a great area and we are really excited!! It needs work - mostly aesthetic... since the overall vibe is 1995. :)

With all that being said - we should be moved in by Christmas!! Woo Hoo!!! No more terrible rental!!!! As soon as we are all moved in, we expect some of our Memphis friends to visit!!! You will always have a place to stay in Bham!!

Wanted to plug our very awesome real estate agent, Judy Beaton. Anyone looking in the extended Bham area should look her up! She was great at listening to what we wanted and helping us find the perfect house!