Update RE: the house R loves (and mini-confession)

[mrs.jacinthe]

He's SERIOUS. Went out today on his lunch break and got all the docs together to get to our mortgage lady - who can pull a 30-day close for us. We're ready to roll asap when our realtor gets back - provided it's still on the market.

I'm all :-| about this. There's a FIRE under him and I'm just meh. Then again, this is how our OH house went too - he loved it and I learned to love it. I hope for his sake the house stays on the market until we're able to make an offer. *sigh*

[kaylie]

Are there any houses that you've gotten really worked up about? I ask because H didn't get excited about any. His personality is just not one that will allow him to go gaga over a house. He was very practical about the whole process and could see the pros and cons of each house. I'm more extreme so I hated most of the houses and really loved a few. I kept waiting for him to be excited about one and it just never happened.

[mrs.jacinthe]

kaylie, I think that's a great question. Answer: nope. So maybe it's just me.

I *am* excited about putting in hardwood flooring and fresh paint, though.

[sjh722]

If you want to put an offer in, your agent should have someone covering for him/her. I can't imagine letting a client lose out on a house just because I'm gone. Call and ask, they probably do or have someone who owes then a favor.

[mrs.jacinthe]

That's a good point, sjh. I'll ask R to ask the realtor.

[Deleted]

Good luck!
I hope it all works out the way it's supposed to.
And FWIW, I don't get to gaga over houses either..I love 3/4s of them in their own right..so maybe you'll grow to love this one too.
It's not a bad house (I hope we didn't make you think that. You know as well as I do the internet sometimes has much higher standards than the rest of the world and it's so fun to be a couch critic!) and you can do a lot with it. Painting, decorating on and on.
And think of the space you'll have!

[mrsemilys]

I hope it works out if it is a good fit for you! I like the layout and it will look so nice with hardwoods!!

[thiswillbe]

I haven't been back in to your other thread, so forgive me if you've covered this, but have you seen the house in person yet?

I ask because we had a house we fell in love with online. Saw it once and decided to put in an offer, scrambled for the pre-approval, etc, etc. Went back to see it one last time and my spouse decided it wasn't the house for us. I was SUPER disappointed. But then the clock was ticking on our pre-approval, and we ended up buying another house (the first one we both liked, after LOTS more looking and a $100k increase in our budget). It has more-or-less worked out (well, aside from carrying two mortgages, which sucks), but feeling like we had a limited time to find a house was really, really stressful.

I only say that all because if you haven't already had the discussion about how this might all play out if you decide you don't want the house, it might be worth doing.

GL with whatever you both decide. FWIW, I wouldn't ever buy a house we didn't both love. Our last house (which I'd purchased on my own a long time before we met) was such a bone of contention between us, it just wouldn't be worth it.

[thewop]

You don't seem excited to get the house, but if you DON'T get the house will you be disapointed?

I think it has a lot of potential.

[pumpkin]

I think it has a lot of potential for you guys and hope it all works out as its meant to be.

[mrs.jacinthe]

I think I will regret not going for it, mostly because the space will be lovely and it has a lot of potential. So we are. That said, if we don't get it - I'll be okay with that.

Honestly, this is sort of how I felt about wedding dress shopping. I tried on a LOT of dresses and while there were some that looked and felt pretty awesome on, I ended up getting one I had just liked because the price was right. And now, I'm totally glad I made that decision and it was the right one. I'm hoping this turns out the same way.