Originally Posted by cmbdiesel

Finally.... finally.... closed on my new house!!

Right next door, considerably larger (much better suited to our 5 member family), custom built, beautifully landscaped, and it has.... A GARAGE!!!!

Haven't had a freakin' garage for almost 7 years now...

It was a short sale, my mortgage broker (don't ever use a mortgage broker) was a complete idiot, the sellers mortgage company sold the loan halfway through the deal, there was a hurricane (requiring another inspection), Thanksgiving wasted a week (seemed like no one did a damn thing during the days they were actually at work), the sellers agent's father in law passed away (RIP) the day before we were supposed to close (add one week), and the 'speedy' e-close system took two weeks for everyone to get themselves the proper software and 'into' the system....

My initial bid was accepted on May the 12th...

Just glad it's over, and the house is ours.

Fortunately the tenants I have moving into my old house have been very patient, and are still on board.

Spent today with my skidsteer cleaning up around the edges where the PO had been somewhat lax in their upkeep of the property. Few more years of those people would have created a ton more work.

Going to be asking a whole bunch of WTF is this plant/bush/tree questions come spring... there are things planted everywhere...