Final Walkthrough (12-7-10)

Well, we're down to almost 48 hours from close! Yes, we are counting down the hours!

Today was our final walk-through. That means that next time we step foot inside the house, we will have the key in-hand and the place will officially be OURS!

The walk-through went great! Screens are installed on the windows and sliding doors. Our microwave and dishwasher are installed. The oven was delivered but our superintendent noticed a small dent on one side, so he requested that the appliance company send a new one out (speaks highly of Moeder Construction, in our opinion - we would have never noticed the dent, yet they still chose to reject it and request a new one.) Brett and I walked through every single room (which we've done a million times, but this time it was with the superintendent,) and we basically found NOTHING that we want fixed or changed. I did request that they hose off the driveway so it looks cleaner.

We will have a list reviewed at 3 months and 1 year so that, if we DO find things that we missed in our walk-through, we can still have them fixed or corrected going forward.

Its amazing how many things go into home maintenance. We had to take some notes! For example, we're supposed to change the furnace filter every few months, replace the humidifier cartridge yearly, ensure the gas knob is on in order for the fireplace to work, learned where we can find some speciality light bulbs, etc. etc

We have found the mortgage/lender process to be near-painless...thank goodness! They did need quite a bit of banking detail, but its nothing we couldn't get online or with a stop at the bank. My biggest recommendation for anyone thinking about purchasing a home is to not cut it lean...from the beginning, we over-budgeted on all closing costs, expected payments, etc. etc. It has resulted in so much less stress! The spreadsheets on my laptop as well as our big binder are all ready to go for Friday morning!

Microwave...pretty exciting, I know :-)

We got the exact same dishwasher as Brett's parents. In the picture, it has a plastic thing over it. 

Thats all, folks! We do plan on continuing to update this site, so this certainly isn't goodbye :)