First, we barely closed on our closing date which was May 24 @ 4 pm. SunTrust (who is in charge of our mortgage) simply dropped the ball. On our closing day, they were still trying to get information they had assured me they would get 1 week prior. They basically had not even begun the loan pass through process. It was a super stressful afternoon when they tried to tell me at 2:30 we would not close. At this point we were in Rome with cars loaded down and no where else to sleep that night but our house. My response - Yes we will close today, it's not my fault that you are totally incompetent.
We kind of closed Tuesday - we signed papers even though the loan, deed, and other things the attorney's need to get it all done had not gone through - our realtors basically took pity on us and let us in. (The process was actually finalized 3 days later - thanks SunTrust.) All that mattered is that we got into our house on Tuesday. But because of all the hoop-lah, we did not have the smile as you sign papers, finish and get passed the keys, and proudly pose for a picture in front of your new house moment. (We have still not taken a picture with our sold sign.)
Finally we are in the house and immediately get hit with the normal home-owner stuff: we set off the alarm we were never told how to operate, we find that all of our toilets are broken, the cold water nozzle on the sink doesn't work, thought for several hours that my dinner plates did not fit in the dishwasher (they actually do), had to tinker with the garage to get it to go down all the way, thought I threw away my keys with the trash (I didn't), and oh yeah, the ENTIRE house (ceilings too) was khaki - and the list goes on.
We have been working non-stop and have been very successful except for getting stuck on I-20 at midnight with a U-haul with a flat tire. The U-haul 24 hr roadside service is a crock (at least at midnight on a holiday weekend when you are stuck 60 miles from any major city). We were sent help 13 hrs later. Thank the Lord we were close enough get to the lake house so that we did not have to sleep on the side of the road.
Anyway, we are in Rome, our house is great, we are still painting and finding a place for everything. Still have a lot to do, but hopefully no more curve balls. So thankful for our wonderful family and friends who have spent countless hours helping us put our touch on the house!
Painting Ceilings Is Fun!
Welcome to the Jungle!
When you buy a foreclosure you "get" to pick out your own locks. AKA when the bank kicks out the previous owner they replace the locks with crappy ones and don't give them back.
Shredded tire on a Uhaul truck with only 5000 miles.
My pictures are sarcastic but we are having fun and feel so lucky to have this place to live and to have survived so far. I plan to show you the full transformation as we continue to get it done.
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