Sunday, June 28, 2009

I'm nervous!!

I'm putting an offer down on two houses today and I'm incredibly nervous. What's that about? Actually, I know what it's about ... I want either one of them, badly. I'm trying to not get too emotionally involved, but it's too late. I'm very excited, hopeful and wanting this so much. God, I'm putting this up to You. I trust that You will help me know what Your will is.

I am done with the apartment living, though. Here's a little list to help remind me to stay strong on this:
  • I will no longer be throwing my money away. In fact, owning a home will put a lot more money in my pocket not only in monthly expenses (it'll be cheaper for me to buy vs. rent), but I'll get back a lot in my taxes.
  • I won't have people looking inside my apartment as they walk past my back patio. Oh my goodness is that annoying.
  • I won't be hearing my upstairs neighbor having sex. Yes, I can hear it.
  • I won't be paying pet rent any longer, a very greedy thing apartments do now so that people can live with their pets. It costs me $50 each month for my cats to live in my home.
  • I can paint the walls. My walls here are so stark white.
  • I can plant a flower in the ground. Trust me, when you don't have the option to do it, you definitely miss it.
  • My new home will be mine (and the bank's).

3 comments:

Monica said...

Amen! Im right there with you with the apartment living. Im hard of hearing though so I dont hear the neighbors having sex. Who ever thought being partially deaf could be such a blessing!

I hope you get what you want! Keep us updated! :)

Karen said...

I don't blame you for feeling nervous. My husband and I just went through this same process this past January. We moved to a completely different state and looked at 20-25 different homes before we found our dream home. Literally, it is the home I have always envisioned us in but thought we would never be able to afford it. We love it! It was so worth the wait and frustration of looking at all those other houses.

It is a very emotional process. I know it was for me. I was very emotional every time I thought of this house while we were going through the negotiation stage. However, I did have to continuously remind myself that God is the one in control and we wanted to live where He wanted us to live for whatever reason. I don't know that I was less emotional even after telling myself that but it certainly helped and I believe I would have been ok if negotiations had fallen through.

I'm praying for you, Sunny and please do keep us updated! :)

DiabetesPlanner said...

yea you need to save more as medical costs or anything else is shooting up .. prices r getting uncontrolled