And we're in!

Yesterday, we got the keys. This weekend, we begin cleaning and moving in.

FINALLY!

Almost there!

Closing is scheduled for tomorrow at 1. Possession will be on Thursday!

I chose this image, a large switch related in some way to the boiler, because it, in some way, symbolizes change - a switch being turned on, something being activated, etc. Ok, so it's already in the "on" position, but that is beside the point. Additionally, I like the way it looks and I couldn't think of any other post I might use it in in the immediate future.

Almost there

Homeowner's insurance has been obtained, and at much more reasonable rates than we had previously been quoted. Now it's just a matter of the insurer contacting the bank and the bank contacting the title company and the title company contacting us.

There isn't any chance that we could close, say, after work tomorrow, is there? Or on Saturday?

I guess we will find out tomorrow, when I contact them.

Moving forward

It looks like we may be able to close Friday! Yes. Friday. As in the day after tomorrow.

Of course, now is when the problems show up. We just learned, today, from our real estate agent, that our home owner's insurance company would require us replace our fuse box within 30 days of purchase. I find it very frustrating that they failed to tell us this earlier - they knew that we had a fuse box, and we could have gotten lower quotes from many other companies if the fuse box were updated. Sigh. Our real estate agent thinks the insurance person at her offer can do better, so I should be hearing from them tomorrow morning.

Our contractor's estimate for the work at the bare minimum levels seems reasonable, and in the approximate ballpark that we expected.

Now I just have to check to make sure everything is in order.