This is the post that I have been wanting to write for a very long time, but simply have not had the opportunity to. On Wednesday this week, we decided to go out to the west end with our realtor Andrew, and spend the day looking at listings. We really loved the first house we saw and although it was a slightly older home (20 years) it had a ton of space, and so much potential to make it our own. We saw 4 other houses after that, and J and I agreed that we wanted to put an offer in on the first house we saw in Oakville.
It looked great in person and on paper, 3 large bedrooms upstairs, an open concept living/dining space, large kitchen and finished basement. Some extra things that we got were an entrance into the house from the garage, a main floor laundry room, and a large deck in the backyard. The major things have been done in the house - new windows, roof and furnace in the last 3 years. In addition, the sellers had decided to add granite counters, a new under-mount sink and faucet in the kitchen before we moved in - for free!!!! Gotta love that price!
Given that this market is so swift, we decided to put in an offer that same day, and after one sign back from the seller, our second offer was accepted, conditional on financing and a home inspection. J and I were happy, but we didn't want to get too excited because we had been burned by the inspection before.
We made the appointment for the inspection within 36 hours after the deal was accepted because J and I just wanted to get this finalized as soon as possible. This morning, I went to the inspection with our realtor and it went well - ridiculously well. There were only 2 minor problems that the home inspector found and would cost less than $500 to fix. I left the inspection beaming because I knew this was the home for us - our new home that we would spend many years and eventually start a family in.
It took us 45 houses, 3 bidding wars, 5 offers, and 2 inspections to get where we are now. I knew this house was out there for us and we couldn't be happier with it. The journey was exciting, frustrating, and very emotional but now that we are here, it was all worth it. Here are some pictures of our new home:
What's next? Selling our condo! This will be a very eye-opening process for me, as it's our first sale. Looking forward to selling, but not to all the work that comes with it! Stay tuned.
It looked great in person and on paper, 3 large bedrooms upstairs, an open concept living/dining space, large kitchen and finished basement. Some extra things that we got were an entrance into the house from the garage, a main floor laundry room, and a large deck in the backyard. The major things have been done in the house - new windows, roof and furnace in the last 3 years. In addition, the sellers had decided to add granite counters, a new under-mount sink and faucet in the kitchen before we moved in - for free!!!! Gotta love that price!
Given that this market is so swift, we decided to put in an offer that same day, and after one sign back from the seller, our second offer was accepted, conditional on financing and a home inspection. J and I were happy, but we didn't want to get too excited because we had been burned by the inspection before.
We made the appointment for the inspection within 36 hours after the deal was accepted because J and I just wanted to get this finalized as soon as possible. This morning, I went to the inspection with our realtor and it went well - ridiculously well. There were only 2 minor problems that the home inspector found and would cost less than $500 to fix. I left the inspection beaming because I knew this was the home for us - our new home that we would spend many years and eventually start a family in.
It took us 45 houses, 3 bidding wars, 5 offers, and 2 inspections to get where we are now. I knew this house was out there for us and we couldn't be happier with it. The journey was exciting, frustrating, and very emotional but now that we are here, it was all worth it. Here are some pictures of our new home:
What's next? Selling our condo! This will be a very eye-opening process for me, as it's our first sale. Looking forward to selling, but not to all the work that comes with it! Stay tuned.
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