February 11, 2006
Whirlwind of moving activity
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity trying to get ready for our move. The next few weeks should be more of the same.
We went up to the Seattle area last weekend (Friday through Monday) for a four-day house hunting trip, interrupted only by the Super Bowl that absolutely everyone in Seattle stopped to watch (well, maybe not quite everyone – but for sure our realtor). I lost track of how many houses we looked at – somewhere between 20 and 30, I think.
The good news is that we found a house (see the pictures to the right). We’re in escrow right now, and home inspections are scheduled for Monday. So, if all goes well, we’ll close in a month.
So in between talking to the realtor and other people up north, we’ve picked a realtor down here to sell our house, and are starting to fill out the disclosures and get things ready to put this house on the market.
And in just three more weeks, we’ll be in Washington state.
Posted by Mike at February 11, 2006 09:10 AMWow, that is the most picture-perfect backyard scene I've ever seen. Did you get that collie to post, or is it a statue? Congrats on all the big doings! I look forward to hearing more.
Posted by: Gretchen on February 13, 2006 07:14 PMWell, that's the picture from the realty site, so I think it must be the previous owner's dog. The house is vacant now, so we haven't seen it.
The inspection was today, and while we don't have the final report yet, the initial report is that nothing big was wrong. So things look good so far.
Posted by: Mike on February 13, 2006 07:20 PMI'm sending clean inspection report vibes your way! Gorgeous yard!
Posted by: Beca on February 14, 2006 08:34 PM