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Dec. 27th, 2024 10:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
firsttigerI had no idea that this would become such an emotional roller coaster.
Like everything else we have done in our lives, we've done it a little weird. It is the slowest time of year in real estate so everyone is available when we need them to be. That whole look at many homes, make many offers and have your heart broken a few times just wasn't something we had to endure.
At the same time? This is a lifetime of planning and preparing. When friends asked us about buying we would say it wasn't going to happen without our 20%. As time when on that seemed further out of reach.We watched as people we knew bought houses and then floundered because they go in over their heads. In some cases, even turning to the internet to fund their staving off foreclosure. We didn't want that. We made sure we were truly ready to buy our house so that it doesn't break our finances.
Pete has taken to calling it chasing the dragon when it comes to IT salaries. It sounds good when they hire you and you then find you are living in an expensive area and the hinted at raises and bonuses are enough to keep you somewhere but you never get ahead. Now Pete isn't in IT and in a company that gives equity. We didn't quite fully understand what that meant until this past year we helped Aaron get loans paid down quite a bit and then end the year with having our downpayment. Even better is how much he loves his job and how much they appreciate him.
So now we move forward with our plan. I gravitate from terrified to elated. I am so thankful that we have an amazing realtor holding our hands through this to make it all easier. I promised her when I met her 2 years ago that while we weren't ready at the time, when we were we would likely know just what we wanted. I was right...Pete saw the house and the words "it ticks a lot of my boxes" have been uttered a million times. in return, she has made sure that while she can't take all the stress away, she can make things as smooth and painless as possible.
Anyway...long post. Shorter version is "so excited, I hope I don't barf."
Like everything else we have done in our lives, we've done it a little weird. It is the slowest time of year in real estate so everyone is available when we need them to be. That whole look at many homes, make many offers and have your heart broken a few times just wasn't something we had to endure.
At the same time? This is a lifetime of planning and preparing. When friends asked us about buying we would say it wasn't going to happen without our 20%. As time when on that seemed further out of reach.We watched as people we knew bought houses and then floundered because they go in over their heads. In some cases, even turning to the internet to fund their staving off foreclosure. We didn't want that. We made sure we were truly ready to buy our house so that it doesn't break our finances.
Pete has taken to calling it chasing the dragon when it comes to IT salaries. It sounds good when they hire you and you then find you are living in an expensive area and the hinted at raises and bonuses are enough to keep you somewhere but you never get ahead. Now Pete isn't in IT and in a company that gives equity. We didn't quite fully understand what that meant until this past year we helped Aaron get loans paid down quite a bit and then end the year with having our downpayment. Even better is how much he loves his job and how much they appreciate him.
So now we move forward with our plan. I gravitate from terrified to elated. I am so thankful that we have an amazing realtor holding our hands through this to make it all easier. I promised her when I met her 2 years ago that while we weren't ready at the time, when we were we would likely know just what we wanted. I was right...Pete saw the house and the words "it ticks a lot of my boxes" have been uttered a million times. in return, she has made sure that while she can't take all the stress away, she can make things as smooth and painless as possible.
Anyway...long post. Shorter version is "so excited, I hope I don't barf."
