I submitted my resignation yesterday. It's crazy to even type that! I will miss my school, my students, and co-workers, but am very excited for the adventures that await us!
We traveled to Tennessee over the weekend last weekend and drove all over Eastern Tennessee looking at houses. We met with two different realtors in two different areas and found a home we couldn't get out of our heads. We saw the home on Friday with the realtor, drove by it again by ourselves on Saturday, and asked to see it again before we flew home on Sunday. We prayerfully and thoughtfully decided to put an offer on that home, and once our offer was formally submitted, it was accepted 5 hours later!
The seller was asking $599,900 and we offered $580,000. We offered to close in as few as 15 days or as many as 45 depending on what the seller would prefer. She was also offering extra acreage at only $15.000 an acre. However, with moving to a new state and never having lived in the country before and not knowing how much work it will be or how much it costs, added to the fact that I won't be working (at least initially) we didn't feel like we could comfortably buy extra acreage now, so we added an addendum to our offer asking to be able to purchase upto 3 more acres within 18 months. We also said we would not ask for any repairs to be performed unless repairs totaled more than $10,000. We think it was a fair offer and a good price. Happily, the seller agreed!
Next week my husband is flying into Tennessee for a quick 24 hour trip to be there for the inspection and to take measurements. Earnest money has been sent and now we wait.
That's not entirely true. Now we can intentionally start packing and figuring out moving options. Not all moving companies deliver to all areas of TN so we needed to know where we would end up so we could contact moving companies. We have already gotten several quotes and are making plans.
It's crazy to think that we only have 6 weeks left living in California, but we are so excited (and nervous) for this new adventure. The next 6 weeks are going to be crazy busy but so worth it.
Please pray or send all your good vibes to us that inspections go well and everything rolls along smoothly!
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Thanks for the well wishes.
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