We Got It!

Remember that townhouse I was gushing about a couple of weeks ago? The one that was absolutely perfect in every way? The one that we'd never be able to get our finances together in time to make an offer on?

Boyfriend managed to pull his finances together and made an offer...a few hours after someone else had made an offer. After a bit of back and forth, the owners decided to go with the other offer (it was there first, after all). We became the backup and made plans to look at more townhouses with the hope that we could find something nearly as awesome.

Well, the other guy ended up losing his job and had to pull his offer out. So we* were invited to resubmit and they accepted! I feel a bit bad celebrating the fact that someone lost their job.  It's good news for use, though.  It looks like we'll get the house.

And it truly is perfect.

The location is unbeatable. It's less than half a mile from the metro, which will do wonders for my commute. Not only will I not have to deal with traffic, it should shave 10-15 minutes off each way. Plus, the back opens onto a park. That means privacy and proximity to walking trails. I think it's closer to bike trails, too, so that should make it easier to go on bike rides.

Inside it has three levels. Three bedrooms and two bathrooms upstairs. We'll end up using two of the bedrooms as offices, which I'm really excited for.  I can't wait to have my own space. The main level has a newly renovated kitchen, a living and dining room with hardwood floors, and a half bathroom. Off the back is a fenced in patio area that looks out to the park. Downstairs is a rec room, laundry/storage, and another full bathroom.

I think Boyfriend and I are going to hire a cleaning service. He's never going to clean a toilet, scrub a shower, sweep, mop, or dust, and I'm just going to end up resentful when I end up having to do all of it. Cleaning one toilet is bad enough, I don't even want to think about cleaning four of them. So we're throwing money at the problem to avoid the inevitable arguments. Privilege certainly has it's perks.

If everything goes according to the current plan, we'll be moving in at the beginning of July. The home inspection is tomorrow morning. Fingers crossed that everything works out.



*Technically Boyfriend is buying the house and I'm paying him rent. It makes the most sense for us.