Moving

Welp.  I've done it.  I've taken the plunge and decided to make Memphis my permanent home.  Yes, I have purchased a house.  After several years of hemming and hawing and trying to leave Memphis, I have decided to stay.

We spent about two months looking for the right house and the search spanned the greater Memphis area.  Each house had something to offer, but either it was too small or the neighborhood looked too dingy or the kitchen wasn't big enough.  There was always something that my wife and I disagreed with.  It was pretty frustrating.

The worst part was that we actually found a house we loved early on, but it was a bit out of our price range and I turned it down.  We regretted it almost immediately.  But alas it was gone so we pushed on.

House after house we refused.  For a bit we almost gave up.  We were just tired of the continual disappointment.  Then on a lark I asked our realtor to check out this house near my place of employment.  She said that it was a normal sale and that it was indeed in our price range.  I decided to have a look.

I met the realtor at the property the following day and was immediately taken with the place.  It wasn't as big as my wife and I were hoping and there was no garage, but the house felt nice.  It was big enough for our family and for the planned increase of family.  I can't quite explain it, but there was just a certain something about this place that spoke to me.

The next night I brought my wife and son over to check it out and the wife approved!  We drew up a contract that night at a local McDonald's.

The next couple weeks were a blur of running around, signing documents, meeting inspectors, tracking down banking documents and what not.  I did not get much downtime during this period.  It seemed like I was always on the move, doing something for the house.  And on Friday, December 13, it paid off when we closed on the house!

It's a mid-century ranch near Sea Isle Park.  It's got a few things that need repairing, but overall it's a nice place.  We're still adjusting and settling in and trying to make the place ours.  We enjoy being homeowners, but I know it's going to be a lot of work in the near future.