Things are wrapping up soon....

It's been a busy few weeks wrapping up the home purchase, mainly in getting loan documentation all together. Man, I don't know if it's this lender I'm working with or just strict new Fannie Mae rules (probably the latter) but the amount of documentation I have to show compared to when I bought the condo in 2003 is insane. Anything that is even slightly off I have to sign a letter with a statement describing the issue. It's all worked out and nothing is going to stop this loan from going through (whew!) but man, it's been really interesting comparing the current experience to 6 years ago.

Yesterday, we had a walk through of the house with the builder, just to point out minor little cosmetic things that need fixing (fortunately, most of the issues are extremely minor---little paint chips or a sticky closet door). It was really exciting to go through and learn more about the house -- like that all of the main floor doors and windows are already pre-wired for security and that the family room has already been prewired for a home theater system so that we don't have to drill any more holes.

In the last couple of weeks, we also started shopping for some of the key things we will need immediately, like a refrigerator, washer/dryer, a new king bed and family room furniture. It's been exciting and we feel great about what we've picked out. There's certainly more we will need to buy over time (i.e. sitting room furniture, dining room, etc..) but those are lower priority and we'll just get those over time... I think I'm most excited about the washer/dryer as I've never had a front-loading washer ever. The current one in the condo is just a basic unit and does the job fine...so it was exciting just seeing what options exist out there in current, newer units.

Also, finally put up an ad for renting the condo today---and got the first inquiry about it only 30 minutes after posting! I ended up showing the unit this evening to one potential renter and have an appointment tomorrow with another. Hopefully all works out so that we have a renter soon! We were hoping to have a renter by Christmas...but man, if we have a renter by Thanksgiving, that will be awesome.