It really is somewhat of a miracle how it all has worked out. We looked at two homes over one weekend and it took Jill all of 30 minutes to decide which of the two homes she loved. The one we bought is at the end of a cul de sac, has a pool, large kitchen and plenty of space for the kiddos. The yard is much, much smaller than the pasture we have here in Lewisville. It should take me 10 minutes to mow it. The home is right next to a reserve, so we have neighbors to our south and to our back yard and open forest to our north. Because of the economy, we were able to get the home for $25,000 less than what it was taxed on last year and over $40,000 for what it was originally on the market for.
Back in Lewisville, we put our home up on the market on a Monday and had an offer on it two days later. Incredibly the buyer wadded through all the red tape of our relocation company and is closing on it this week.
All the hoops everyone has had to jump through has gone amazingly smoothly. Despite the dozens of variables at play here, things have run like clockwork.
Tomorrow the movers come to pack up this home. Tuesday they load the items. Thursday we close on our new home and Saturday we move into it. Next Sunday will be our first time in our new ward. The kids, will start school on the following Monday. We're all very excited and grateful for how well things have gone.
