Making Moves
A little over two months ago one of my friends tagged me in a post for a house for sale. We went to see it that night and the following Saturday and I literally had tingles. While at the top end of the budget (plus a bit lol), it checked all of the boxes plus some. I'd seen something on IG between those few days that said "what if everything works out". I repeated that phrase to myself probably a hundred times in the few days between seeing the house and being able to put the offer in. We hadn't even thought of listing our home, much less pre-approved for a loan, the chances of everything working out felt soooo slim. We were woefully unprepared to make an offer on a property that was everything we wanted and more. Yet, here we are, making moves!
Since that time, we got pre-approved, extended an offer that was accepted, (waited forever for an appraisal), closed on the new property, moved the home we've lived in for the past 10 years, worked umpteen hours to turn the old house to ready for market, sent the girls went back to school, listed the old home, accepted an offer the next day and closed eight days later on the home we purchased 10 years ago, AND...