When we moved back to Oregon in January our plan was to rent a place for a few months until we found a house. Well, a few months turned into seven months and we figured we needed to get our butts in gear and start looking. We looked at seven or eight places but nothing seemed like that perfect fit.
Our realtor called and told us about some new builds in the North Albany area (the location we wanted) and we met him there on a Saturday morning. Before we knew it, we were deciding on a floor plan and signing contract papers. We didn't anticipate it happening so quickly, but I guess when it's a new build there isn't the back and forth of negotiations that can carry on for a few days.
Doesn't the house look GREAT??? It's expected to be move in ready by November 20th.
Lexi already loves the neighborhood and feels right at home because we have a few friends who live out in that area. They all kept pulling for us to buy a place out near them, but we didn't want that to sway our decision. It's actually pretty great that we ended up there after all. Greg has a shorter commute to work, Lexi has friends nearby, and we are in a neighborhood that I can take the kids out in the jogging stroller and start running again! I think we are all pretty happy about it.
Coincidentally, we signed papers the day after our 5 year wedding anniversary. Greg and I were joking about "Oh yeah, I guess the 5 year anniversary is the one where you buy a house!" We had no clue that the 5 year anniversary is in fact, "wood".
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