house update

I know the blog posts have been sporadic at best, but that's largely Facebook's fault. OK, blame laid, now for news.

So, for those of you who may not be caught up with our house hunting adventures (cue Suzanne Whang and the doorbell) we have moved from seasoned hobbyists to actual buyers. Our realtor is breathing a sigh of relief. We've found a house in DeWitt (just north of Lansing) on which we've had an offer accepted. You can see photos here. It's an old church, built in 1856, that had been abandoned, fallen into disrepair, and was brought back to life with a complete renovation in 2006, turning it into a 3-bedroom 3.5-bath house. It's way cool and fits us to a T.

So, here is where we currently stand in the process. Our offer was accepted, we signed paperwork, and we just completed the inspections yesterday. We won't receive the results from the well/septic test for a bit, but the home inspection revealed that the house is in fantastic shape, right down to the old stone foundation. The renovations were done thoroughly and well.

Tonight we're sitting down to fill out the loan paperwork. We haven't hit any major snags so far, so we hope that trend continues. It's still possible for the entire thing to fall through - you never know. Next up, hopefully, is setting the closing date. I will try and update when that's been done.