Crossing the threshold.

This is the end note to the last post. A fact I almost knew as I finished writing but wanted to wait on until it was finalized. After all, we have already lost two houses in the search process, why cry wolf one more time?

But today we inked the final papers, after financing and inspection were arranged and completed over the last few days. We removed the subjects and this one is definitely ours. One final step tomorrow and the deposit cheque will be released. Move-in date, April 11 at 2663 William Street.

It’s quite a step above what we were looking for originally – both in price and quality – but once we got down to looking at houses we realized that anything cheap needed tens of thousands of dollars worth of work (if not hundreds) and that financing a house is a whole lot easier than financing renos these days. Lower interest rates made the higher price affordable, and once we put in a suite the financial stuff will work itself out over the next year. Still and all we got a good price on this one given the fact that it’s all been redone and *everything* is brand new in the last five years. That means no unexpected roof repair or hot water tank springing a leak – it’s all recent and under warranty.

Besides all that, the neighbourhood is perfect from a family point of view and only nine blocks from my house now which means I can still walk everywhere I want to go. Huzzah.

It’s nice to have that settled, the house and all, but I’m way more excited about finally getting to live with my sweetie after all this waiting than I am about any particular place. Living in two houses for the last several months has really worn thin for both of us, as has our impatience about not being able to share in household in the way we are both inclined to. The fact we’re getting into this in a month just makes it all the sweeter.

So tomorrow it’s the lawyer with Brian and his ex so we can all sign all the requisite paperwork (she’s a seller on his house so this involves her as well). And then we’re done except for the whole moving in part of things. Out of liminality and into the new space 🙂