Friday, September 26, 2008
We have three offers!!!!
It has only been four days since the property was officially placed on the market...and tomorrow I get to go over three offers! Two are full price!!!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
To sell or not to sell...
So we received a phone call from Warren's parents asking us if we may be interested in purchasing Warren's grandparents home. His grandparents decided they wanted to move prior to this years snow fall (well any major snow fall since we have already had some snow:(...we are in Alaska) After discussing our options and the fact that we had just decided to wait to purchase a home until after the wedding. We decided that the deal we are getting far surpasses any "complications" this could cause with the wedding. A wedding is just one day...a great house can last forever.
The house is in a great neighborhood. Has a large lot for int he city (8200 sq. feet to be exact) and the living sq. footage is far more than we ever expected to get with our first home (2600 sq. foot to be exact) However, it is very outdated. Warrens grandparents have lived there since it was built in 1964 and in my opinion haven't changed much of anything;) OK I may be exaggerating but it is REALLY outdated!
So what do we do with my condo? We had previously discussed renting because the area of town I purchased in a few years ago is finally being more developed and I think it will eventually raise the value of the condo. However, at this time it is not considered the best neighborhood. I purchased as a full time college student only working part time...so my options and budget were very limited, but this condo has worked great for me! So after looking at our finances and also considering we had just begun remolding certain areas of the condo (since we were going to stay at least a year or so) We would have to EXTREMELY speed up the remodel and then rush to sell. I was concerned with the market the way it is that we would not be able to sell and come out ahead. So we met with a agent to discuss our options and to see if we should sell or rent the unit.
The agent assured us that the property would sell but that it may be 30-60 days due to the market. Also during this time we had gone to be pre-approved for the house. Our mortgage consultant said if we sold we would be able to put less down. So with all of the reason to sell we said OK...but with he permanent fund being released this week we wanted to get it on the market now!
So the remolded was rushed to finish...luckily we had just finished the master bedroom and painting the living room, but the bath and spare room needed paint and little fixes from personalization we had done. But with lots of family help we did and got it on the market in less than a week. Above are some photos from the realtor.
The house is in a great neighborhood. Has a large lot for int he city (8200 sq. feet to be exact) and the living sq. footage is far more than we ever expected to get with our first home (2600 sq. foot to be exact) However, it is very outdated. Warrens grandparents have lived there since it was built in 1964 and in my opinion haven't changed much of anything;) OK I may be exaggerating but it is REALLY outdated!
So what do we do with my condo? We had previously discussed renting because the area of town I purchased in a few years ago is finally being more developed and I think it will eventually raise the value of the condo. However, at this time it is not considered the best neighborhood. I purchased as a full time college student only working part time...so my options and budget were very limited, but this condo has worked great for me! So after looking at our finances and also considering we had just begun remolding certain areas of the condo (since we were going to stay at least a year or so) We would have to EXTREMELY speed up the remodel and then rush to sell. I was concerned with the market the way it is that we would not be able to sell and come out ahead. So we met with a agent to discuss our options and to see if we should sell or rent the unit.
The agent assured us that the property would sell but that it may be 30-60 days due to the market. Also during this time we had gone to be pre-approved for the house. Our mortgage consultant said if we sold we would be able to put less down. So with all of the reason to sell we said OK...but with he permanent fund being released this week we wanted to get it on the market now!
So the remolded was rushed to finish...luckily we had just finished the master bedroom and painting the living room, but the bath and spare room needed paint and little fixes from personalization we had done. But with lots of family help we did and got it on the market in less than a week. Above are some photos from the realtor.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
I decided crazy.....
I found my TTD dress!! I won it off ebay and got it in less than a week!!! Love it and it is very similar to my actual dress! Yeah!!!
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