If i had to describe the experience we had buying our house, i could simply say it went relatively smooth in comparison to what i had imagined. Luckily we knew our realtor very well and he was so dedicated to our search. Justin was out of the country playing baseball through the entire process so having doug (our realtor) and my parents was what made the process so enjoyable.
It started on a wednesday, where myself, doug, and my mother in law went out and looked at almost every available property in the boise/meridian/kuna area. That could have been the longest day EVER.. We looked at great houses out in Kuna but didnt want to have that travel time everyday. We saw houses that were bank owned and WOW did they need alot of work on both the yard and the house itself. I decided right from the start that we werent going to offer on any house that would be called a "fixer upper". I know being pregnant and eventually new parents that we wouldnt have the time or money that it takes to fix up that type of house the way i would want. With that decided doug still wanted me to see all my options so we viewed those properties but its safe to say we werent there for more than 5 minutes each. We saw two really cute houses in Kuna but like I said we were looking for something more central to both of our families. Our third property is now OUR HOUSE!!! the minute i walked in i knew one, my husband would LOVE it.. two, its a perfect house to raise a family in.. and third, IT WAS BASICALLY BRAND NEW!!! the owner was actually the original contractor who built the house. he bought it back from the bank and put all new carpet, paint, and appliances throughout the entire house and then resold it to us.
There are so many positives to where the house is located. Its in Charter Pointe neighborhood which has multiple playgrounds, walking paths, parks, a huge clubhouse with a pool and workout facility. We also have neighbors on one side of the house which makes our house very quiet! I love that its a little out of the city and the traffic is like old school cloverdale/eagle... we have pauls right down the street as well as a walgreens and maverick! NOT TO MENTION THERE IS DESERT SAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HALF A MILE AWAY FROM OUR HOUSE AND INSIDE CHARTER POINTE.. i would love to walk carter to school everyday or even use my degree and walk to work with him!
Jus did a great job painting practically every room in the house because im insane about colors on the wall and making a house a home. He is such a patient and amazing husband. Im sure he wanted to scream at me and say THIS HOUSE WAS JUST REPAINTED but he held his tongue and knew how much it meant to me that we made it OURS together... this is the kitchen.. i cannot wait till little man is sitting in that high chair!
This is one of my favorite parts of the house.. A WALK IN CLOSET OF MY VERY OWN! of course i have to share a little of it with jus, but its mostly ALL of my clothes :) you know you have hit adulthood when you own a house with your OWN walk in closet!!! on the right side of the closet where you cant see there are shoe shelves that i also fill up very easily!
All in all the whole process went abnormally smooth. The only speedbumps we encountered were the seller getting a few things on the house fixed before the closing date, which he didnt and we had to trust him to finish it (which he did come and finish everything on the list). We also had to deal with jus being away in canada and signing papers and having them notarized and overnighted back.. IT WAS A HUGE HASSLE.. and then he came home the day before signing so all the work we did to get those papers was not needed! hahaha its soooooo us though..
Im so thankful to own my home in this economy and were actually saving money each month by owning our own home compared to the rent we were paying for a small townhouse. This is such a beautiful blessing to have our house to bring baby carter home to! He will know the love we have for him and i hope he feels it in our house!
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