We have had an exciting week around here. Last Monday around Noon I got a call from our real estate agent saying that the contract on a house we were interested in had fallen through. I had seen the house the previous Tuesday and wanted David to see it but his work week was hectic and next thing we knew the house had three contracts. (I'm not sure why we didn't just make an offer since the last house we bid on had 18 offers! hee hee. We spent the weekend looking at other houses but we were disappointed we missed out on that house. So, when I got the call on Monday that all three contracts fell through (the other two people who made offers but weren't the winning bid had already made offers on other houses) I was thrilled. David went to see the house Monday afternoon and we made an offer. We found out on Monday night at 8:45pm that our offer was accepted! On Thursday we had the house inspected and now we are dealing with the fun stuff (negotiating repairs after seeing the inspection report and settling the financing). I am hesitant to get too excited b/c I know things can fall apart even at this stage. Below are some pictures I took when I was in the house during the inspection. Consider them "before" pictures. The house is a 1950's rambler and most of the house was updated in the 1980's as you can see from the bathroom and kitchen. We will be painting the entire house and changing out lighting immediately but we will have to live with the kitchen cabinets for awhile. We will hopefully be able to purchase new appliances first and then later we will do a major remodel. Needless to say, we are VERY excited. It is a nice house with a beautiful backyard that house lots of space to put our personal touch on it. I am really excited about planting flowers and trees.
Oh, little more about the location of the house. It is in Vienna Woods which is about 5 miles from Arlington (where we currently live). We were really set on staying in Arlington until I "discovered" this neighborhood in Vienna called Vienna Woods. Vienna Woods is a mid century neighborhood with 50's ramblers and split levels. Most of the neighborhood has sidewalks and there are two private pool and tennis clubs in the neighborhood. The neighborhood is walking distance or very short drive to shopping including an awesome Whole Foods and a really cool coffee shop/music venue. Also, Vienna Woods is very close to the Vienna subway station.
It also is still close enough to the places we go in Arlington (parks, shopping, etc)
PS. Sorry i didn't take pictures of the front of the house. More pictures to later!
Pictures of the house
Pictures of Henry at Meadow Lane Park
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