Down to Two

Jeremy and I went house hunting today, since our house is now UNDER CONTRACT! Woo!

Exciting, but it also means it's happening - we're moving - and we have to be out of our house by July 31. Where do we go after July 31? No idea....

For the past few days we've been trying to get loan information in order....trying to figure out what we qualify for....interest rates...monthly payments....yada yada yada. I say "we" but Jeremy makes those phone calls...bless him.

So, while we're waiting to hear back (should be sometime next week), we went ahead and looked around at houses in the areas we are interested in. If you've been following our house selling/house hunting adventure, you know that we want out of the city limits. City taxes, crazy traffic, crowded neighborhoods where you live on top of each other, little yard space, smaller houses for higher prices, city noises, etc. You get the point. We both grew up out in the country/county areas of Nash County, and now that we are parents, we want the same for our kids. We narrowed our areas down to two that we like the most. Oddly enough, they are on opposite sides of the county! Each house has its pros and cons, and they're almost at an even tie.

Here is house #1:

Front

Back

Garage

House #2:

Front

Back

Storage Building

I don't want to list the prices of the houses or go into too much detail, but I will say that it's going to be difficult to decide. What's even harder is that we each like one house over the other. Jeremy's vote is house number one. Mine is number two. However, we can both see the advantages and disadvantages in both as well. Number one is a shorter drive for Jeremy to and from work, and it's definitely closer to Greenville than house number 2. House number 1 is in a neighborhood; house 2 is not. House number 1 has a one car garage; house number 2 has a 2 car garage. Both houses have about the same size yard, but house number 2 already has landscaping and beautiful, established trees. House number 1 is new, never been lived in, and has gorgeous amenities. House number 2 is a resale, but has had a lot of upgrades done to it. It's still older, though. Both are about the same in square footage, just different layouts. I love that house number 2 is in a quiet, country area, but I worry that it might be too far from civilization. House number 2 has neighbors, which is good because they can help keep an eye on things for us. School district for House number one is great; house number two....not bad, but limited. In the end, we know we need to think long term. Definitely a dilemma....

It'll all come together, though. I'm glad that we've at least narrowed our choices down. We know don't HAVE TO jump into a new house right now, but with the market the way it is, we know it would be smart to get into a house now with a lower interest rate while we can. Hopefully next week will be productive and we can get things rolling once loan information comes in. Please be in prayer for us in making the right decision for us, our family, and our future. Also, please pray that this process goes incredibly quickly so Collen can at least have a home to go to when he's born. :)

Stay tuned....