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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

So that's the house there on the left.  I can't stress this enough but we have not bought the thing....we are in the process of CLOSING.  Basically we are up to the point where everything's been decided (price, interest rate, etc.) but nothings been signed.  We are trying to move the close date up to May 3rd, so we don't even have a solid close date yet.

Anyways, the interesting thing about buying a house, or at least buying THIS house (maybe your experience was different) is that EVERYONE is really apprehensive to just come out and say "you are buying a house." There are so many pitfalls, hurdles and things that could go wrong throughout the whole process right up until the close date that NO ONE wants to say "this is your house."

So...we looked at a ton of houses, and I didn't feel like we were buying a house.

We picked one out, and I didn't feel like we were buying a house

We got approved for a loan, and I still didn't feel like we were buying a house.

We got a lawyer to check things over...still not buying a house.

I don't know if this is some sort of conspiracy by the housing industry or what.  Like they want this big reveal at the end "You are a home owner...here are the keys!" which I've seen happen on many, many home buying shows.

They need to stop making it such a production, and really get you on board.  If you want to see me be engaged in the house buying process or give a care what color the walls are or if the layout of the house is like, then make me feel like this is MY house...not some potential thing that maybe someday I could be staying in for 30 years or more.

Alright...enough babble...pictures below.  There's nothing new here if you already have seen pictures from Kendle, but if you are on MY side of the table, you haven't seen these.  Now you can:

Skokie House Pictures

Here's what you can't see in the pictures above.  The house is the little white one with the red car in the drive in the lower left of the picture.  See how there is a street behind it (South)...but no street in front of it (North)?  This house is on a private walkway.  There is a parkway between the houses yard and the neighbor across the way's yard and that's it.  No cars, no strangers walking their dogs, no hoodlums roaming around.  It's pretty sweet.

So who mows that parkway is your next question, right?  My 50 dollars  a year mows it, that's who.

Anyways, when we get settled in (IF we get the house...cause you know a butterfly could flap it's wings in Evenston causing a train to run late, making a key member of our team not make it to closing...or something), you all should feel free to invite yourselves over.  Free room and board at the Hunka house, and a quick train ride to downtown, so you don't have to mess with parking.

Just sayin...

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