March Madness

March was a bit crazy and most of the craziness took place within a week of each other.  Biggest thing of course was Devin being born.  Todd was promoted - Horray!!!  And two days after I came home from the hospital Todd and I looked at a house about a mile away that popped up on the market.  We both loved it and put an offer on it so now we are moving!  We just like to keep life exciting.

Soon this house will be for sale.  9 years after we moved in.  It's been a great house.

 This is our new home.  It's 19 years old, tons more space, and will need renovations but...

 this is our view from the back of the house! 

 (pictures were taken a month a part hence all the green from Spring)

When we put our offer in, there was an open house the following day.  We went back through the home again but still felt great about buying it.  We found out that night there were 2 other offers put in and our agent said we should bring our best offer forward - pay $20k over asking.  It didn't sit right with me to do that because we did see a lot of work that was going to be needed so I said we stand with our offer but flexible on closing.  One offer backed out so it was us and one other offer.  We raised our offer by 5k but that was it.  We lost the bid to the other offer because they were going to pay cash.  Well a week later, last day of the option period for the other buyers, they cancelled their bid on the house at 9:30 that night.  When we got the call the house was ours since we put in a backup offer, I couldn't believe it.

We have already closed on the home, the owners are renting back until mid-June and then we go in and renovate.  It will be a crazy summer but we are excited about having more space!  And another bonus, kids don't have to change schools!