Tuesday: we drove past a house for sale that was in our price range, looked good on the website, pretty good position. We had a chat and decided we would leave it for another 6-12 months, just keep renting, save our money to get a bigger deposit.
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| Real estate photo of living room |
Friday: A house showed up on real-estate.com. We both loved the look of it, but it was a bit out of our price range. Plus, we had decided just days earlier that we were going to wait a bit. So we closed the page, and planned to get on with our life, including driving to Brisbane the next day to buy a suit.
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| Real estate photo of bedroom |
Saturday: It rained, and rained all night long. L had to work at 4, and we were afraid we might get stuck on the motorway if it kept raining, or if there was a crash, so we went to breakfast overlooking the beach. And started talking about the house we saw. We decided it could't hurt to have a look (famous last words), and rang the real estate agent. There was an open house in half an hour...
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| Real estate photo of outside |
We went along. We loved it-yeah, it was an older house, and had been a rental for years, so needed work, but it felt like home. We went back to our unit, talked it over, and decided to put in an offer.
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| Real estate photo of top back deck |
It was accepted. We started signing contracts on Monday, and 30 days later it was ours.
On a side note-a 30 day settlement is ridiculous! But it all worked out in the end, moving matched up with my holidays and we were in by Easter.
Beautiful house! Love the huge balcony.
ReplyDeleteWe spend so much time out on the balconies!
DeleteThat's actually somewhat amusing! The balcony looks like a fantastic space for chilling out or entertaining!
ReplyDeleteIn summer it is so much cooler on the balconies, as they catch the breeze. Love them when we have people over, or just by myself with a book!
Deletewhere is your house at? Looks gorgeous
ReplyDeleteThanks-we love it! We're in South East Qld.
DeleteWow, such a fantastic house to buy as your first home! I look forward to reading more.
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely! Keeps us busy (and broke!!)
DeleteSerendipity, godsend. I don't know what else to call such lucky turn of events. Congratulations! :D I believe it was really your time to have a house, and not 6-12 months later. If you waited, things might not go as smooth as it all went.
ReplyDeleteIt was meant to be that's for sure! :)
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