D-Day!

In a few hours we will be proud home owners. Getting quite nervous now.

*update 22.10*
We've got them :) And a first day of work is already finished. A new phase. It needs a little bit more of getting used to, but these are exiting times.

Ciao!
Ixis

Purchase contract signed!

Ooh, that's a nice lamp! I love that table for our kitchen. I really like a lounge set for in the garden and not to forget a box spring bed. I can't wait to start furbishing our new house. Well, I may be a little bit early with this picture of a housewarming, because we are not quite there yet. But we are getting closer though! 

It's been two weeks after our offer was accepted and we made some progress. The purchase contract has been signed, the employer's statement is filled in, we decided on the type of mortgage we feel most comfortable with, the house has been valued and we agreed on a notary. Next week the official papers for the mortgage application will be ready. Quite a lot of arranging like I stated in a previous post, but it gives me energy doing all of it.

Only a little less than two months and we are getting the keys and can start painting and doing some little chores in and around the house. After that we can put in the furniture and start decorating and making it a real home. This weekend my boyfriend and I will probably start to look for furniture more seriously. Obviously we already visited quit some furniture stores, but when you don't know in which house or room they will be put, it is difficult to really search for something. 

Ciao!

Ixis

Update house search

After the rejection of our first offer, my boyfriend and I talked to figure out how much we like this house. We concluded that we really like it and want to give buying it another chance. A new offer was made last week. Yesterday we received a counter proposal by the vendors. Which is actually good news to us because now we know there is space to negotiate concerning the asking price. As our first offer was just rejected without a counter proposal we were a bit scared there was no room at all. Even though their counter proposal is still somewhat above our budget so we placed them a final offer. I keep my fingers crossed and hope that the vendors will accept our final offer! 

Ciao!
Ixis

Offer rejected

We made our very first offer in hope to buy our very first house! Unfortunatley this first offer was rejected by the seller. My boyfriend and I took the weekend to reconsider what the house is worth to us and how much we are willing to pay for it, and of course how much we can lend by the bank for our mortgage. This next week we are going to have a talk with our mortgage man and perhaps place a new offer. So, to be continued :D

Ciao!

Ixis

Second House Viewing

Yesterday my boyfriend and I went for a second house viewing. We both invited our parents to join us and give us their critical opinions about the house. Even after that we both (all) still liked the house very much! Even this much that we are seriously considering to make an offer :D Real exiting!

Ciao!
Ixis

Update House search

An update on our house searching process. We started about two months with viewings and up until now we have looked at 10 houses. We only viewed one house twice, but we decided it wasn't the house for us. Last week we saw a house, my boyfriend and I both really like. So we planned another viewing for next week. We both are really exited so we bring 2 other people for an objective view, but if it still appeals to us after next week we may have found our house! I'm really exited and a little nervous, because it is a big step of course, but I am looking forward to it!

Ciao!

Ixis