Individual Blog Post #2

They keep saying that now is the time to buy, so I did.  With a little help from my mom, and decent down payment I had saved, I was able to get into a 1600 square foot, three bedroom, two and half bath home!  Just in time to start my life in the real world. The price was right, graduation is around the corner, and it seems my future is starting off on the right foot.  Now the only problem is filling this new house.  I'm pretty much out of money, and all I have is a bed and a desk.  That's not much furniture for a house that big; can you say craigslist?  Even if I don't have much money to spend, it's still fun to look, and I must admit, it has become quite a distraction as far as school work is concerned.  Hmm, write on my blog, or look up new stuff to buy for the house?  It is taking a serious amount of restraint as I type this now not be searching for new furniture, decor ideas or adding stuff to the registry.

James, my boyfriend, and I hope to be in before Christmas so that we have something special to look forward to, as presents are not in the picture this year.   We've already started the cleaning extravaganza and minor fixing, but there is still a lot to be done.  What's interesting is that I've never had so much fun putting in 14 hour days of cleaning.  I guess it's different when it's yours and you know how much money you just spent to get it.  

The whole process has been very interesting, from the excitement of finding the home, the anticipation of the offer approval, and the work to make it your own.  James and I have had a lot of fun so far picking out things and building our home together - we're just lucky we have the same taste!  

The downed economy has had its benefits for us young first time buyers; as the market were a few years ago, we would not be able to get into a home for many years.  This is an opportunity we are very thankful for. People are losing their homes, their jobs and their families over this crisis we are facing. On a more positive note, that does James and my conscience good, the house we bought was a conventional sale, not a foreclosure or short sale. We are not directly gaining from someone else's loss.