Next Week?

We might be closing next week, but I'll believe it when I sign on the dotted line. On Monday we stopped by the house and noticed the basement window was broken. Then we went over to the bulkhead and the basement door was open. After talking to a neighbor we found out some kids broke into the house, they didn't do a lot of damage just the broken window and a hole in our bedroom ceiling.

Greg was doing some surfing on the internet and found a post from a lady who used to live in our house. She said the house was built in the 1860s and after further research we saw the house on a map from 1875. We originally thought it was build sometime in the early 1900s. I'm looking forward to researching the history of the house after we get into the place.

Closing in on closing

Instead of cleaning up the driveway and taking down trim, we are watching TV and adding a post to the blog. Today was supposed to be closing day. Late last week we found out that there were issues with the title, and our closing date would be delayed by an unspecified amount of time. After calling everyone that we can think of, and rattling every cage, we still have no idea when we will actually get the keys to our place. Hopefully everything will be worked out soon so we can get off the couch and get to work.

only a few days left

Saturday we sat down with a kitchen designer and now we have our dream kitchen all planned out. The custom cabinets cost $10,000, but are unfinished so there is still a lot of work we have to do before we can hang them.

I just got a quote for the heating system and a new hot water heater it is way more then I was planning. Tomorrow I am going to call our gas provider to get a quote for a new gas boiler. While looking online at permits that were pulled they all had a price of about $4k so I think we can do better then our quote.

We are supposed to close on Thursday, but only time will tell. On Friday I got a call from our bank's lawyer and there is some paperwork issues that could delay closing. Typical for purchasing a foreclosure.

Weekend Recap

On Saturday I went to a window rehab workshop and learned how to take out the sashes, weather strip and change the ropes. I also learned how to replace a screen and watched someone replace the glass in a window.

On Sunday we met with Ed to go over our new layout. The first plan for the downstairs was open and we had an island in the center of the kitchen. To get the space for the island we would need to knock out one of the chimneys and take some space from the library/den. I talked to the plumber and we can direct vent the hot water tank so we can knock out the chimney.

We’re now less than two weeks away from closing and all that we have left to do is the title search… and to sign our lives away.