Category: House/Moving/Repairs
Our House Anniversary - 1 Year!
August 27th, 2008Today is our one year house anniversary!
August 27th, 2007 was the day we took possession of our house.
I remember we drove from Ontario with the truck FULL of everything that didn't go with the movers - including 2 dogs, a cat, and my aquarium fis… more »
Quick Updates
August 30th, 2007-we're busy unpacking
-we got Nova Scotia driver's licenses today and a new license plate with the Bluenose on it!
-we won't get our satellite internet for possibly 2 weeks so I signed up today for a Sympatico dial up account
-the speed of this dial u… more »
We're in Nova Scotia
August 26th, 2007We're in Nova Scotia!
And we're tired and going to bed, so here is the brief low-down.
We're in Stellarton, Nova Scotia. We're only 58.2 km from Antigonish (or so says Google maps). We stayed in a little dive motel last night just of Drummonville, Que… more »
Last night in this house!
August 24th, 2007The moving truck took our stuff away yesterday. It went really smoothly. I didn't want to mention it earlier, but it was very much in doubt that they were going to take the 10 large panels that make up our chain link outdoor dog kennels. It is against… more »
Thursday
July 19th, 2007It's Thursday! Today we mostly have a free day. This morning we're going to the lawyers office to meet her, and we're dropping off the water sample we took last night with the agent.
We also want to shop a little. It's rainy now but hopefully it'll c… more »
Update: Offer Accepted
July 17th, 2007We met the agent today and she was tying up another deal so we waited with her last words being "The listing agent is showing the house right now".
Pardon?
She's showing OUR house? The one we put an offer in on?
We sat in disbelief and fear tha… more »
OURS! (almost)
July 17th, 2007Holy smokes they countered just $5K more than our lowball offer! DEAL! We're going to adjust the offer within the hour.
It's this house: http://www.mls.ca/PropertyDetails.aspx?PropertyID=5319381
I'll add better photos that I have later. more »
Tuesday's Plans
July 17th, 2007We didn't hear anything yet (but didn't expect to).
Once we negotiate and get the final price, the deal is dependent on financing, house inspection, house appraisal, and a water test. We're asking them to pump out the septic tank and provide their heati… more »
Offer is in... Now we wait....
July 16th, 2007The offer is in. We low-balled their asking price so we're expecting a bit of a back and forth game. The owners have transferred jobs to Ontario so their agent has to track them down to let them know they have an offer so we aren't expecting anything un… more »
Stay Tuned - We're Putting in an Offer
July 16th, 2007We're meeting with our real estate agent within the next couple of hours to put in an offer!
We're not going to tell you which one yet - we don't want to jinx it, just cross your fingers and wish us luck that we get it! Then I'll add photos :D more »
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