Kiersten’s Blog

I thought I would write a little update on the home-owning situation.  We’re still in escrow, in case you were wondering.  It started mid-October.  We were hoping to close before Thanksgiving.  Then it was the end of November.  I’m hoping now that we’ll be in our new place before Christmas.  It’s a good thing the government extended the first time homebuyer program or I’d be $8000 more mad right now.  We’ve been waiting on a number of things.  Apparently we should have loan documents by the end of the week.  The problem is, we’re getting a loan from the city and they require certain standards to be met before we can occupy our new place.  Some of the repairs are the responsibility of the homeowners association.  They went in to repair some things and weren’t able to, because the seller had his stuff in the way.  Of course, the seller won’t move out until we close.  I don’t know why that keeps him from moving his stuff out of the way.  He’s just kind of a mess (and a slob).  So we’re kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place.  Supposedly the HOA is going in to do repairs tomorrow.  We’ll see if they get done.  For now, I’m frustrated, but happy that I can see a light at the end of a LONG tunnel.  Who ever said buying a house would be fun?  Oh, nobody who has bought a house.

On a brighter note, if you haven’t seen our new family photos, check them out here.  I love the way they turned out.