Hi,
So the house buying is still on. We had an inspection which turned out just fine. There's never anything 'good' on an inspection report, but the only things we might have worried about were minor, easily reparable, or due to code changes since the house was built. It's a little older, compared to some of the houses we've seen, but certainly still a really good house. There are some minor repairs we'll want to make, (to the roof, mainly) but we'll get a professional on that. It's a really steep roof.
We've done some mortgage shopping, and settled on a mortgage broker that's giving us a really good rate. If they don't pull through for some reason, we even have a backup broker. Next up is insurance, which I keep looking around at because the costs I've been told by my broker and real estate agent that I should be looking for...I'm just not getting. Which means either they are wrong or I'm doing something wrong with my quotes. But I have plenty of time to work on that, though, before closing.
So that's been keeping us pretty busy, all in all. We had an inspection on Sunday, and then met with a mortgage broker monday and tuesday. Wednesday I was supposed to go off to Wing Tsun, but we were so tired after being so busy that we just stayed home. We spent a lot of the rest of the week relaxing as well. I spent a lot of time at work this week not doing anything, and having nothing to do all day is *exhausting*.
We've started packing, too. Just a few boxes here and there of stuff we obviously won't use in the next month. It'll make it easier to pack our things up en mass when closing day comes around. New house, how exciting!
Jess is currently off getting her final evaluation for roller derby. They have yet to cut *anyone* from the team, so I'd actually be a little surprised if they told them how they did today, but today does mark the end of the training season. She'll either get picked up by the team, used as an alternate, which is good because there is less responsibility but she still gets to go skate, or let go. Wish her luck everyone.
-N
3 comments:
USAA,USAA,USAA....You will always get what you pay for. This is the biggest investment in your still young lives. Be safe with your insurance, don't try to find a cheapy option. Are you in any kind of flood zone? I see these little "dry" creek beds meandering through the neighborhood. Do they become raging torrents or expansive lakes with spring rains of fall hurricanes?? Raises the issue of federal flood insurance, since NOBODY else pays for flood damage. Consider the discounts you get for multiple coverages with a single carrier...love Dad Preecs
Update: NO one from the training got cut.. again. haha A little laughable that they have all these evals and then just don't cut anyone. Dec. 12 will tell us whether we are alternates or on a team though.
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J(5)
Good luck Jessie! When is roller derby season? When might you start in earnest?
-S
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