So, we found our dream home, figured out the financing, made a great deal and all we had to wait for was for them to finish their part of the deal, fix the heat and any potential freeze damage in the house.
Little did we know, the contractors they hired had no incentive to finish the project. So they would come one day, do an hour of work and then come the next week and do an hour of work.
Basically, we had to wait for months for these lazy people to get their act together.
Meanwhile, our broker did a great job getting us extensions on the amazing financing we got for the house, and our real estate broker did a rockstar job making sure all the loose ends were tied up so that nothing fell through.
The time finally came for our closing, we were so excited, we were shaking!
And, of course, the other side never showed up to sign the papers.
Ha, but we didn't even care. We signed that day and they signed the next day and we were home owners.
As we go up the driveway of our first home, we smile at each other with the biggest smiles ever. So proud of what we were able to accomplish...
And our car dies! Right in the middle of the driveway! Ha!
All we had with us was the keys to the house, a mattress, a cat, clothes, and some cleaning supplies (the only things we owned at the time), and we got to work. We cleaned the house from top to bottom and passed out on the bed with a delivery pizza box and some beer.
We woke up to the sun shining right in our face... Shades. That is why people own shades. Lesson #1 of home ownership.
And we headed off to work in a rental car, to return to our big ol' empty house with no appliances and running water.
What do we do now?
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