House Update

The home that we have under contract is in Centerville, which is right next to Bountiful. We are very happy to be staying close to Chris's work, and love the Centerville/Bountiful area. We looked at a lot of houses closer to the Layton area because they were more in our price range, but we really didn't want to move from this area. We like Chris to be close to work. Real estate in Bountiful and Centerville is really expensive.

This house was listed on Monday, my brother (our agent) took us to look at in on Wednesday; and there were two offers on it by Thursday. We liked the house quite a bit, but weren't set on it because it isn't quite as big as we wanted; and it pretty much doesn't have a backyard. It does have however; a new furnace, new central air, a new H2O Water heater; a new kitchen which comes with all of the appliances, and it is very clean and taken care of. We had been looking for weeks, and looked at many houses. We liked a few, but they were not in the location that we wanted, and some were priced higher then we wanted to go. Overall, we think this is a great starter home for us. We have to start somewhere, right. At least that is what Chris has been telling me--I'm not a very good risk taker.

Because there were mutiple offers each party could put in there max price they would pay for the home. Our offer beat over the others by just a little (at least that is what the listing agent said :). I have had my worries, but feel good about this house. It is in an awesome location; and it was priced well for the area.

The couple that live in the house are retiring to St. George; and so they are looking for a place to buy. We have to wait until they find a place---hopefully this weekend. If they don't find a new home, we are not tied to the contract. More than likely we won't be moving until the middle of November. We will keep you updated. When we do move, we could use all the help we can get.