And Now, We Wait

The past few days have been a whirlwind. Monday, we finally got a chance to talk with the ladies at our apartment complex about the potential for us moving out at the end of December. They were super excited for us and gave us lots of tips of things to look for when searching for that perfect house. The thing we wanted to hear about the most though, was the cost of moving out. We have been there for 2.5 years and in that time we have had a flood from a broken pipe in the apartment above us, we have nailed up multiple pictures, our cats have shredded the edges of the carpet and bent multiple blinds, and every nook and cranny has "lived in" dirt that I would have to clean up. So needless to say we were pretty worried about how many fees we would have for the "damages".

We had decided before we walked down to the apt office that I would rather clean up the apartment then to pay someone else to do it, we would rather replace the blinds ourselves then have to pay through the nose for their fees, we would rather hire a carpet man to fix the carpet, and that we would re-fill all of the nail holes ourselves. All of this to avoid spending more money then we have to on this move, but all of this would be a ton of work.

But my husband being Angelo decided to see what kind of deal we could finagle. We are now getting the carpet replaced for free, they are replacing the blinds for cheaper than we can buy them at Home Depot, the apt is being cleaned down completely to their super high standards for only $140 out of our deposit, they are repainting and filling holes, and all we have to do now is move. Plus, on top of that, we get some of our deposit back! Woo Hoo!

So then there's Tuesday. We got a call back from the management company for house that we like the most saying that since we are really interested they would like to let us see the house before the available showing date of Dec 3. We had told them our situation and time frame for moving and really wanted to help us out. They talked to the current tenant and they agreed to let us come down and see the house at 2 pm yesterday.

Since both Angelo and I work on Tuesdays, I had to go down alone to see it while he covered the shop.
I get there and as I pull up, two other cars pull up to the house. Weird. But okay.
I go up and knock on the door and a lady answers the door and invites me in to take a look. The house is a wreck. I walk through stepping over baby toys and cereal boxes and anything else she felt belonged on the floor. It took a little while to get past the clutter to see the house that we would be living in. She showed me around and then there's a knock on the door.
She asked if I was expecting anyone else, and I said no. So she answers and there is a couple standing there asking if they can see the house too.
So she invites them in and proceeds to show them around as well. Then they leave, and two seconds later there is another knock. A man is at the door asking to see the house. So once again she invites him in to see it.
It was all pretty interesting and awkward, but whatever. It gave me time to look around and try to picture what it would look like for Angelo and I to live here, listen in to their conversations and questions, and take a video to show Angelo when I got back.
When I finished, the man left and finally it was my turn to ask questions.
Appliances? Gas stove. No fridge, no washer, no dryer. That's fine. We were expecting that.
Neighborhood? Fantastic. Quiet. Well protected since there is a park nearby (no child molesters allowed) and there are a lot of cops that live in this neighborhood. Lots of kids. Walking/biking paths.
Landlords? No problems. Mostly dealt with the management company.
Planning foreclosure? Not sure. But didn't seem that way.
Benefits? Open layout good for entertaining, decent backyard big enough for a dog, 2 walk in closets in master bedroom, DOUBLE SINKS, etc.
Overall it was sounding more and more perfect. But we don't have it yet.

I got back to work and talked to Angelo about the house and we decided that we would go ahead and turn in an application. We filled everything out and rushed over to the management office after work to turn it in before they closed.
They said everything looks great and that we would know more in a few days. So here we go. First application is in, now we wait.