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Along with applying for our mortgage today, Shell and I also bought a car (2003 Honda Accord). I know this is not what you are suppose to do however, the ’98 Dodge Stratus that we own needs a lot of work and Shell and I decided that we didn’t want to put the money into the car. We spoke with the bank and they told us it would be no problem if we purchased a car along with getting a mortgage.

Shell and I decided on the Accord because it has plenty of room in the back seat, the crash test rating is good and the car gets decent gas mileage. Initially we were going to go with the EX model however, after we thought about it a little more we decided that the extra features weren’t necessary. I’ll post some pictures of our new car once we get it (hopefully Thursday).

Today we had three couples come and take a look at our house. The first group of people already put a full price offer in so it looks as though we’ve sold our house! Now all we need to do is wait and see if the other people want to put in an even better offer. The first time we listed the house it took two weeks to sell it. This time it only took two days! Shell and I are obviously very excited!

Shelly and I brought our parents through the house today. Here are some pics that I took while we went through the house.

Well, for those of you who don’t know, the house that we found in Floyd fell through. There were problems with the septic test and the owner ended up not wanting to sell his house. Because of this, we almost lost our house due to the fact that we didn’t have a statement in the contract saying that the sale of the house was contingent on us buying a house. So, to make a long story a little longer, Shell and I have been looking like crazy for a house. In the mean time, the people that were going to buy our house backed out so we really weren’t under any kind of pressure……….

Just today we found yet another house! The seller accepted our offer so if all goes well, we should have a house :). Stay tuned!

Here’s a description of the house taken from uticaromerealtor.com

NEW PRICE TO MOVE IT NOW! ABSOLUTELEY DIVINE. IF YOU’RE THE ENTERTAINER, HERE’S THE HOME FOR YOU. PLENTY OF SPACE AND ALL THE RIGHT TOOLS TO DO IT UP RIGHT! INGROUND POOL, FULL SERVICE BAR, POOL TABLE, LARGE KITCHEN WITH FIREPLACE, NEW FAMILY ROOM ADD. W/ VAULTED CEILINGS. A MUST SEE!

Here are some pictures of the new house.

PS: Thanks to everybody who offered me their basement and to Jim who offered me his tent!

Shell and I sold our house! I can’t believe that it only took two weeks considering the fact that it is probably the worse time of the year to try and sell a house. We’re both very excited to get into our new home!

Tomorrow Shell and I have to go to the new house for the septic and structural inspections. I may take some pictures so check back to see if I post anything….

After looking for nearly a year, Shell and I are proud to say that we finally found our next house! Our offer was accepted late last night after going back and forth several times. For awhile, we considered building a house however, once we evaluated all of our options we decided that finding an existing home was the best option for us. We were kind of picky in looking for a house so finding the right one was tough.

Shell and I both think that this house is the one. I’ve always wanted to have a little bit of land and Shell has always wanted a house with an open floor plan as well as enough room to host our entire family and friends. This house fulfills all of those requirements. It has 1.12 acres which is just the right amount of land in my opinion. It’s not too much to mow while at the same time I won’t feel like I’m on top of my neighbors (bye, bye slim-shady). The layout is kind of cool in that there is an addition on the back of the house which provides a dining room attached to the kitchen as well as another living room. Needless to say, Shell and I are extremely excited. Another thing that I like about the house is that it is in a development while at the same time we are out in the country. It’s going to be sad leaving our existing home, however we both knew that there would come a time when we would leave our current home. Now all we need to do is find somebody who wants to buy our current house! For obvious reasons I’m not going to give the address to the house on this site. The house is located in Floyd (Holland Patent schools).

Stay tuned for more updates. I’ll probably provide updates on this site instead of RaianoFamily.net since I don’t want to inundate my family site with personal info. If for some reason you want to know where the house is located, send me an email or contact me via this form.