House hunting is way too easy...

Matt and I just started looking for a house! Our lease on our apartment isn't up until July, but we figured it might take a while to find a place we like. We were aiming to close on a house in May or June.

So, in the middle of January we met with a realtor. We made a plan to start looking in February, after I finished my ridiculous costuming. Last Thursday, we went out to look at houses for the first time. The idea was just to get ideas of what sort of thing we're looking for. We saw eight properties, some were pretty good and some were... not. But we began to get a feel for what's out there in the market, and it was a lot of fun!

Monday, we went out again to see a few more houses. And surprisingly, we found one we really liked. We were very hesitant about it, though. We weren't quite ready to put in an offer since we'd only been looking for a few days. And the house had some things we weren't sure of. For example, the living room was long, narrow, and akward.

We weren't sure how we would arrange our furniture in the akward room. But we like the large kitchen, an additional loft "bonus room," and the low PRICE. We asked my folks to meet us on Thursday to take a look at the place and get their opinion.

But Timmie (our realtor) wanted to show us a couple more houses before we went back to the one we liked. So on Thursday afternoon, we went to a neighborhood REALLY close to my
parents' to see a few places. And there, we fell in love.

We ended up asking my parents to meet us at this new house instead. They agreed that this house was basically awesome. It had a good sized kitchen...

... that opened up to a large open living room.

The master suite was nice and large:

And the yards were well-landscaped:

The house has a finished basement, four bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, and a 2-car garage.

This house cost a little more than the other, but it was easy to see why. The other house is a nice starter home that we would be happy in for maybe five years. This house is one we could stay in for years and years.

So on Thursday night, exactly one week after we first started looking, we decided to put an offer on a house.

We put it all together today, and we'll hear back tomorrow if they accepted it.

I can't believe how easy it was to find a house we love. We knew there was a possibility that we'd find one sooner than expected, but we didn't think it would ever be this fast! Unfortunately, now we're at the hard part. A lot could still happen that could make this whole thing fall through. So we're trying not to get too excited, but we're hopeful!

And now we wait...