"They" say that moving is one of the most stressful events in life. I always thought to myself, "What's the big deal? Sure, it's a lot of work, but you're mostly just throwing your junk into a truck and then unpacking it in a new spot..." In fact, I
like to organize boxes. What I've never had to do before is buy a house or (even worse) sell a house.
So the last couple months have been a flurry of busyness. Working with lenders, contractors, realtors, the county... financing, permits, fees, estimates... paperwork, faxes, signatures, offers...
So I have some bad pet allergies, enough that I can't
breathe if I go into a house that has had cats or dogs. Usually it takes me about an hour before I'm wheezing and slowly approaching the threshold of
death. 
This makes house shopping difficult, since the majority of houses have had a pet in them at some point. Vacuuming and steaming the carpets doesn't help all that much -- the dander is practically ingrained in the entire building. So for this reason (and a variety of others), we've been looking at manufactured homes (new means no dander!).
To make a long story short, after lots of headaches, we've finally found a place that we think we can afford! A small lot (only 1/5 acre) out of the city surrounded mostly by trees. Perhaps a dozen trees on the lot itself, and foresty land on the neighboring lots. Forest is my favorite type of land.
The lot is completely undeveloped and would require major work to be able to put a house there, but... we think it can be done! We made a low offer on the property and -- get this -- they accepted without countering. $15k.
Now it's up to the county to see if they will give us septic approval. Let's hope! If all goes well, we'd probably be moving in during the summer, perhaps by June.
So do any of the rest of you have experience going through this process?
Topic: Buying a house! (Read 1767 times)
