After being in flux for the last three months and homeless for 6 weeks we are finally officially, again, Oregonians. In a wonderful turn of events, and something I have to contribute wholly to the hand of God, we sold our Pennsylvania house just a few hours before we bought our Oregon house. And even after taking a killing (not in a good way) on our PA house, we still have enough money to make a solid dent in what remains of our student loans and car debt.
When we first started looking at homes we knew we wanted an upgrade on our starter home. It was a great home, don't get me wrong. We loved it and 2,800 sf of livable space is no tiny house. But between the miniscule, unfenced yard, the one-car garage, and two shared walls we were ready to upgrade our budget for the next house. We thought we "deserved it". And we had a few houses we liked that met that new, more grown-up life we wanted. But then, through a twist of fate, we both ended up, feeling really good about another town home, or duplex really. Still a shared wall, still a small yard, but this house's garage is big enough for two cars and the yard is fenced. But what really sold us was the price. At $70k less than our budget it means we can get out from under our school and car loans in a big hurry. Something we both feel driven to do for ourselves and as something Heavenly Father wants for us. We felt good enough about it that we put an offer on it with only a good recommendation from our realtor. When we saw the house for the first time ourselves, we thought, "Oh-kay, this is what we felt good about huh???" But now that we have been in the house for 4 weeks, we . . . like it a lot.
So, not the post I was intending, but we are here. We are official. And we are ready to fall in love with this area just like we have with everywhere else we have lived. Hooray!!!
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