Post by liveintheville on May 16, 2016 16:09:22 GMT -5
Like half a mile. Ha! But it's been happening in a crazy rush. We put offer in like week or so ago, had inspection Saturday, staging has to be done by Wednesday and we need to move out Thursday. We close on our place on June 30 and close on new place July 1st. It's insane.
Wait, how do you know you close on your current place on June 30? Is it because the market is so hot that know you'll sell fast and can pretty much dictate the terms?
Sending lots of good thoughts, that's such a crazy schedule!
Yeah. It'll officially go on market the 4 th. We're assuming it will sell that week. Usually there's one open house then bids due by Tuesday night.
Post by donthasslethehoff on May 18, 2016 8:21:36 GMT -5
Congrats!! The market is insane right now. We put our house on the market on a Monday, and had a full price offer, site unseen on Tuesday afternoon. We are actually moving into an apartment this weekend because we couldn't find anything to move into in time.
We ended up buying land and are building a new house that should be ready or so in October.
We ended up buying land and are building a new house that should be ready or so in October.
That's so exciting! Will we get to see pictures? DH wants to do this when we move back but I'm wary. I'd love to hear about your experiences as you go along if you care to share.
Absolutely. So far we only have a hole in the ground (possibly foundation has been poured this week, but we haven't gone to visit the site since last Friday), but I am documenting everything, so once I have a few pictures of progress I can definitely share them.
We DID NOT want to move into a subdivision, which I feel like is your most likely chance of finding a new build anywhere east of 495. We're moving to just the other side of Worcester, so we were able to find a random plot of land in an existing neighborhood. The land was owned by the builder, so it's been seamless in that sense. We didn't have to go through the hassle of a construction loan. This is just a traditional mortgage with a super long closing since the house is being built.
If you're trying to live around Boston, I think your most likely chance of being able to build is finding a tear-down in an existing neighborhood, which costs a shitload, but if you're willing to do that, it's probably your best bet.