Waiting...

We found a home that we fell in love with during our second trip out with our real estate agent.  Due to our restrictions in location (close to downtown Colorado Springs, since I bike to work) and money, we saw some interesting houses.  We knew that we liked our Realtor when after seeing one house he said, "I wouldn't let you guys move into that house," and after visiting another home in rough shape he shared his hand sanitizer with us.  So we were super excited when we found a home that was in our price range, had been somewhat updated, and looked nice too!

I remember thinking before looking at houses that day that the two things I would not compromise on would be a nice sized kitchen, and a decent back yard.  Well this house had a wonderfully large, open kitchen and a huge back yard.  So after a whirlwind few days of seeing the house again, putting in an offer, and jumping through a bunch of hoops, we will be signing on the house on the 20th of May, and hopefully be moving in a week later.  While the home isn't exactly a "fixer-uper" there is definitely some work that needs to be done.  After enjoying 10 or so years of renting and letting the landlord worry about all those things, I'm ready to roll up my sleeves and get a little dirty.