"Goings On..."

I decided I should document the recent happenings around here and since the laundry is folded and Sesame Street is still on I have a minute to do so.

We got an offer on our house last week. It was a lot lower than we wanted to sell for, but countered with something we thought both Curtis and I and the buyers could live with. At first we felt a little unsure, "Did we really want to sell our house for so little? Are we giving it away? This house is our house!" But now we both feel lucky that we got an offer and can move forward with our plans.

We started house hunting this week and have found some prospects, but I feel a little discouraged at times. We are trying to find an "upgrade" house, bigger and better, for the same amount of money. Not too easy, but I'm sure we'll do it.

We did make an offer on a house last night, but neither of us have much hope for the counter offer. We offered $25,000 less than the asking price and it was already a good price. We'll see what happens tonight. Another house we liked went under contract the day after we saw it and 4 or 5 houses we wanted to see went to foreclosure before we could even see them!

Another option we found is to build a new home with Salisbury Homes in Lehi. We would spend less than $200,000 on a 4 bedroom home with all the upgrades we want and the floor plan we have been looking for. Any opinions on building?

The searching and finishing up little house projects has kept us pretty busy, but it is a fun busy. Wish us luck!