If I remember correctly, I wrote a blogpost around this time last year about moving. Except last year I was at home alone for 5 weeks packing up the house while Andrew was at Operator Training!
This year it’s a whole different scenario…
We started looking to buy our first house about a month ago. We were set on staying in the Jupiter area but after a little more thought and prayer we ventured up to the Palm City area. It’s close to 95 and the turnpike and a lot closer to Andrew’s store. We went up to Palm City about 2 weeks ago and fell in love with the 3rd house we saw. And the most amazing part about it was the price! We couldn’t believe the deal we could potentially end up getting.
We walked in and were greeted by this awesome, older lady who was selling the house (Mitsy). We immediately clicked and ended up chatting most of the time we were there. She is a Christian and was super excited about the potential of a young, Christian couple buying her house. She had dropped the price $50,000 2 days before we looked at it! She already had one offer on the table and I think ended up having 3-4 offers total. Mitsy told her Realtor she really wanted us to have it. So even though there was at least one higher offer than ours, she accepted ours!
What a God thing.
We feel truly blessed as we are going to have about $50,000 of immediate equity in the house. Everything is brand new too: the roof, ac, water heater, hurricane shutters. It’s a great, safe neighborhood and Andrew’s favorite part: we’re on the 18th hole of a golf course.
Since Mitsy accepted our offer, she has already called me twice. One time to just say, “Happy Thanksgiving!” and then I chatted with her for about 20 minutes today. She just wanted to know if we had any questions or wanted to look at the house again and see if she could do anything for us. It’s really been an unreal process as far as first-time home buying goes. I told Mitsy as soon as we were settled in we were going to have her over for dinner. I have a feeling she might become a sort of surrogate great grandmother to our kids someday! Haha.. she is only moving about 2 miles down the road.
We should close in about 2-3 weeks. This blog post is a total distraction of the fact that I have an entire house to pack up. At least this time I’ve got Andrew to help me!
Justin said,
December 6, 2008 @ 5:45 pm
Just don’t mow over any golf balls or get angry when people like me whack a ball into your house.
Looks like a great setup! Can’t wait until we can come visit.
MWest said,
December 6, 2008 @ 7:44 pm
Congrats! What a God thing. Hope to make it down soon. You tell Mitsy any kids of yours will already have a grandmother. She can be a surrogate old friend or something if she wants though.
Love ya!
Mom & Dad
lyndseycornell said,
December 6, 2008 @ 8:20 pm
Oh yeah! haha… when I said surrogate grandmother I was thinking about for Andrew and I. She can me a great grandmother. Of course.
Elisabeth said,
December 6, 2008 @ 10:26 pm
Congrats Lynn! Mitsy sounds like a God-send!
april brunjes said,
December 6, 2008 @ 10:58 pm
Yay for the house!!
bryonm said,
December 7, 2008 @ 9:10 pm
SWEEEEET!
Kacey said,
December 8, 2008 @ 1:18 am
YEA! How very exciting. I can hardly wait to come VISIT!
unclerick said,
December 9, 2008 @ 3:31 am
Clay’s thinking, “What a great place for me and my friends to go to during Spring Break!” I’m thinking what a great place to go to in January.
Momma Michele said,
January 10, 2009 @ 5:50 pm
Totally awesome! Congratulations! The house looks totally like you guys! Lyndsey – have fun decorating as the heart of the home! Andrew – have fun keeping up with the lawncare – I’m sure you are already looking for sales on a riding lawn tractor! Ha! Ha! LOL! Love you two and missing you so.o.o.o.o.o. much!
Aunt Debbie said,
March 18, 2009 @ 8:50 pm
Once again….GREAT house. Maybe Rusty and I will make it over to see it one day
Hope all is well!!!! Love Ya!!