Woo hoooo! Closing was this afternoon. We'll be moving in the weekend after next. I'm so incredibly glad that I'll never have to go on Realtor.com again! It's a cedar-sided and stone A-frame on just a little under 4 acres with lots and lots of trees. A balcony off the front room (which has one wall full of windows), a balcony off the master bedroom, a front porch, and a screened-in porch right off the kitchen. Space Opera is a happy girl!
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[ December 02, 2004, 12:00 AM: Message edited by: Space Opera ]
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Congratulations! Does this mean your landlord problems are over?
Dagonee
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Yay! Homeownership is fun! Um, most of the time.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Congratulations.
Post a picture?
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Excellent news Space Opera. Happy moving!
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
Well, I think we might have reached a compromise with the landlord. We'll see for certain later this week. Now here's to hoping that our own renters at our other house in Indianapolis decide to stay another year!
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Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Four acres? *laugh* Riding mower time. Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :
Congratulations! Sound like an awesome setup. I wish I had that much acreage.
Posted by signal (Member # 6828) on :
If I had four acres or more I would probably get a dog. A large, intelligent one. In no other circumstance would I get a dog.
Congratulations!
Posted by ginette (Member # 852) on :
congratulations! Do you have lots of work to do in and around the house or is it all well-tended?
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
Actually, we're getting very lucky on the whole lawnmowing thing. Mr. Opera's dad, once he heard we were looking at acreage, took it upon himself to find us a good, used garden tractor with a snowblade attachement for clearing snow off the driveway in winter. He collects antique ones (who knew people did that) so he knows quite a bit about them; he ended up saving us about $1200. I love my father-in-law, even though until now I never appreciated his weird hobby.
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Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
Ginette, there really isn't much work at all to be done on the house. The basement is unfinished, so we'll finish it eventually, and 2 of the bedrooms are colors I don't like so we'll paint, but other than that it's been very loved.
They had a chimney fire very early in the year in the great room. Bad for them, but nice for us since that involved putting in a new fireplace and carpeting. They also had to repaint, which I'm very grateful for as that would be a really difficult room to repaint yourself with the height and all.
I'll see if I can find our pictures later and post them. space opera
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
YAY! HOW NICE!
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Congrats, Operas! Posted by Lupus (Member # 6516) on :
congrats!
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Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
YAY!!!!
GO SPACE OPERA!
Congrats!
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Woo hooo!!!!! Posted by rubble (Member # 6454) on :
Congrats Space Opera!
Send some of your good housebuying vibes our way. We begin looking for a new home next week.
pssssst. "The File You Are Looking For Is Inaccessible."
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
Thanks! I always forget to make them public. It should work now.
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Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
It does... and what a lovely new house! This will be fabulous for you, I'm sure!
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Wow, cool roof! And stacked balconies! And it even comes with a road!
Looks great, Opera. May you live there in joy and health.
Posted by FriendlyNeighborhoodWitch (Member # 6317) on :
Wow-cool house Space Opera! That place looks so cool! Congradulations and I most certainly hope you enjoy it!
Unfortunately, you shall soon be facing the arduous task of... packing .
I can assure you that if I lived anywhere near you the offer to come and smudge your house would be given, so the only thing I can offer is this tidbit of information about it. Here ya go!
Enjoy your new home!
Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :
Very nice looking house. When's the moving party? Best of luck in your new abode. I'm jealous btw.
Posted by Christy (Member # 4397) on :
I LOVE A-frame houses. They have such great visual appeal! Congratulations!
Posted by margarita (Member # 6856) on :
What a neat house!
(I'm from Southern California, so we just don't see houses like that very often.)
Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
Cool! Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I love it! Especially the stacked balconies.
Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :
What a great looking house!!! I'm so jealous. I've always been disappointed that the houses here are so cookie-cutter looking and on such tiny lots, but having our very own new house (it's our first) is fun anyway. Good luck with the packing and unpacking!!! I'm still not done with all my unpacking even though we moved in about a month and a half ago. Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :
Awesome home. It looks beautiful. Wish I was getting one for Christmas. Good luck with packing.
Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
*swoons* I love your house! Your kids will have so much fun there, I'm jealous!
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Gorgeous house, Nicole! I'm sure you and your family is going to love it there. We are excited with you!
Farmgirl
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
Thanks everyone! I'm so excited because both Mr. Opera and I feel we can be happy living there for a looooong time. We both love unique homes and knew that's what we wanted this time around.
That said, I've begun freaking out. I have boxes stacked all over and still so much more to pack - and only 9 days to go!
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