A couple of months ago, I posted a few pictures of our potential new home on facebook. Â My friend J. immediately replied, "It's the Home Alone house!" I did see that movie once or twice, but it was within the first couple of years that it was released in the theaters over 20 years ago.…
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W e are still waiting waiting waiting. Our homeowners insurance (HOI) is requiring that we have a contract in hand for the electrical service upgrade that our home needs before they will issue a policy. We will get a close date after the HOI policy is issued. The home buying process in New York has…
W e  just got word that we will be closing on time. We have dotted enough i's and crossed enough t's that this is really going to happen. Now we can start re-packing boxes (Didn't we just unpack our belongings?) in preparation for moving day. We are all really excited. Packing and moving is overwhelming…
M a k i n g lists still feels a little premature. Every time I think we are going to get the call that we can close on May 30, I get an e-mail or call from the bank asking for another piece of documentation instead. I have always considered myself detail-oriented, but this process…
We are still on target for a May 30 close date. Our lives thus far, have been filled with the inane details and regulations of real estate and bank loans.
My day dreaming about renovations has increased just a little. However, the reality of all of the boring, but necessary repairs we must address first, has…
Many people have expressed an interest in the history of this old EA home. When we close, I will receive a full history, and I will share it with you.
When Andy and I, and two of the boys first viewed the home, we did so when another family was also looking at it with great…