You've Found The Perfect Property...Now What? Part 1

You've found that perfect home....now what? Once the offer is negotiated and you have a binding contract your next step will be to employe a good home inspector to inspect the home and tell you what you can expect as the new home owner and also let you know if there is anything going on with the home that could have an adverse affect on the value of the home. He will look at the electrical and plumbing, walls, windows, roofing, in the rafters and the crawl space areas. The reason for this is to make sure there are no major problems going on that the seller may not have disclosed and maybe not even been aware of themselves. Sometimes some of these repairs can be negotiated to be fixed prior to closing and sometimes repairs are not an option and you as a buyer have to make a decision whether to accept the home as is with the knowledge that you will have to make certain repairs yourself after closing or make he decision to withdraw from the contract and ask for your earnest money back and find something else. Keep in mind, unless required by the lender in order to fund the loan the seller is under no obligation to make the repairs. The home inspection as with all inspection are for the buyers benefit so that they are making an informed decision in the buying process. Next up...Making an Offer.

Days To Remember

Everyone has days in their life that are life altering, days that make such an impression you never forget them. It may be a happy event, a shocking event or something tragic but none he less something about it causes it to be more prominent a memory in your mind. Not an ordinary day.  November 22, 1963 was such a day. Most people can tell you about that day in their lives. What they were doing, the emotions of the day. 9/11/2001 was another such day. The day Dale Earnhardt died was another. All these days impacted so many lives as well as the closest family members in a way that they would never forget the memories. While these days are associated with tragedy not all days that we remember so vividly are. Other days that many people remember are the birth of a child, a wedding day, the day you accepted Christ as your Lord and Savior as well as others.  Sometimes it is even an otherwise seemingly ordinary day but something about it causes it to be a special memory. 

Why do some days and events leave such vivid memories? I don't think this is an question that really has an answer. The human mind is so complex one can never know what triggers these memories. 

I for example have a vivid memory from my childhood where I couldn't have been more than a toddler and it involves a house where we lived and the memory of brushing our teeth on the back porch because we did not have an indoor bathroom back then. Another memory that has molded who I am today is when I was little we went to visit our great grandparents one time and my great grandfather was ill. I did not give him a hug and kiss when we left because I was so shy and backward and that was the last time I saw him alive. I always felt sad because it would have been so easy to have given him that hug and kiss. It was my loss. Because of that situation I make it a point to always make sure the people I love know it. 

Camping in late October

Here we are camping at the lake on a cold October weekend. Temperatures are in the 30's. Seems just last week it was warm and sunny and in the 80's . Gotta love East Tennessee weather .  Flannel sheets on the bed and fleece pjs to keep me warm. Molly our little Boston is snuggled in her bed under the dining table. I'm sure she would love it if she could sleep at the foot of our bed but my allergies won't allow it. I'm not the sleep with your dog type either. Sorry dog lovers. Just not my style.

In the morning the plan is to have breakfast and them sit outside and enjoy sitting by a cozy campfire and relax. Can't wait! We haven't had a campfire in a long time. Seems we never have time for fun stuff and relaxing anymore. 

Time to get some sleep.... More to come soon.

The Pout Pout Fish and The Big Big Dark (Song) - Gordon True

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