I spoke with a mortgage broker today and met with the realtor this evening. I've put in an offer on the house I pointed out in this post! The offer is contingent on the financing going through but I'm oh so close to owning my own home finally!

The sellers have until Thursday to make a decision on the offer!

For those that are religious, PRAY FOR ME! For those that aren't cross your fingers?

good luck crossing fingers for ya

good luck and if ya got any questions, let me know, I work for a real estate attorney!!

It's a great feeling Tofu...
Congratz!!!

Good luck man, got everything crossed for ya here

Best of luck tofu. Hope it works for you.

I know you'll get it ToFu, I'm praying!!

from another thread:




What's really funny is that I told you all before I told my dad! In fact I still haven't told my mom or my sister!

TofuTheGreat:
PostPosted: 20 Sep 2005 09:29 pm

For those that are religious, PRAY FOR ME! For those that aren't cross your fingers?
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And so it to shall pass that TofuTheGreat shall be blessed with a new home.

Thanks DB! Looks like you're covering all bases and invoking the "second power" (get it second power = ^2 = square.... yeah it was lame of me wasn't it)....

We finally got the counter-offer last night and we signed the agreement! Home inspection is on Monday October 3rd. Anyone know if $235.00 (US) is a good deal for a home inspection?

As soon as the sellers can get the new well installed we'll be able to close and start moving!

I guess this means I'm 98% of the way there.

Oh, and for the record, I finally told my mom and sister yesterday. But I didn't tell them that I let all of you know before I told them.

Thanks for the offer to help Lrossa! I'm sure I'll PM you as we get closer to closing!

Obviously you have your priorities in correct order, $235.00 is not expensive especially when this will probably be the largest purchase you will ever have to make. However you should check the inspectors reputation also. Good luck hope it's goes all well.

Thanks seamusoisin! The inspector came highly recommended by quite a few people. Apparently his final reports are pretty comprehensive and balanced. We also got several recommendations for which lawyer/title company to use.

The loan underwriter said that we can basically close as soon as the new well is put in (existing well works but they need to bring it up to code).

Inspections here are about $300 CDN, so looks like you're right in the ballpark. Good luck.

Sounds like a good deal. I paid $325 a couple months ago. Many places have a rate depending on the sq. footage of the house. Good luck.