So, we bought our first home! Many pictures soon to come.
We originally were planning on building a house this summer, possibly on family land, possibly elsewhere.. we hadn't made a final decision. Then, we realized we would be dumb to not buy in this economy.
We looked at a few real nice homes, spent hours driving around and on the computer (both looking at ones to buy or ones to build). We even went and met with possible builders, but in the end... today is the most right day in my life to buy a house. Heck it's the best day in our parents and grandparents lives to buy a house. The housing market is struggling so badly due to foreclosures and lending and bad decisions, that we knew we could purchase something priced really well. That helped the bank get back what they couldn't get from the prior owner.. and it got us a house! :)
This house is in West Gardiner, Maine. It's on an acre of land and is a nice split level 3 br, 2 bath, with room for expansion in the downstairs for a REAL master bedroom, which it doesn't currently have, and PLENTY of living space.
We hope to be closing on the house in the next couple weeks and will get started right away. We've picked out the colors and started planning what the most important things for us to do first are. We need new flooring, etc..
We're so happy/ excited. It'll be a wonderful place for Willie and I to start our family in the near future!
