The inspection went well, more on that later. First we talk about the purchase. There's been a bit of back and forth regarding when the sellers will vacate. Last night featured the signing of the latest (and last, please Lord?) version of the purchase/sale agreement. The biggest change is that we'll close on the 22nd instead of the 23rd and they'll vacate by the 26th (Saturday) instead of the 28th (Monday). Pretty cool, eh? We get the house for the weekend move instead of taking multiple weekdays off.

And get this - it was their change! Yeah, Lovely Wife wanted to give them time to move out so originally offered 10 days between the closing and boot-out dates. Our House Lady shortened that up a bit and then the sellers themselves shortened it up more. Fan-freaking-tastic! Why in the world wouldn't they want the option to stay longer just in case? Don't know, not going to worry about it.

Back to the inspection. Earl was awesome. Talk about thorough. He showed me parts of a house that I didn't know existed. Old timers here may recall that I used to help build houses. Yeah, Earl was good. To make matters even better, he had that fantastic central Georgia drawl that just oozes confidence about construction knowledge and other things of a manly nature (inclusive of coon dawgs and NASCAR). He also looks like a slightly older Sam Neill and if you can't rely on Dr.Grant then who can you rely on?

The inspection turned up a couple of things. He found everything that we had noted, everything that the sellers had disclosed and a few more. Nothing big, which is very cool. There's a condensation line from the air conditioning that stops at the foundation - that needs to run a few feet away from the foundation. A couple bushes need trimming to give proper clearances. Ground cover needs to be cut back away from vents. An outlet cover is missing in the main bath. The crawl space under the house needs a moisture barrier put down. Windows are painted shut. Little stuff like that.

No major items, nothing that the sellers should balk at fixing before the sale. Can I get a "boo-ya!"?

Posted by: Jim at 11:08 AM | Comments (4) | Add Comment
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1 Howz about a "Yee Haw!!!"

Posted by: Claire at June 08, 2004 11:17 AM (l1oyw)

2 Yee Haw's work just as well. Thanks Claire!

Posted by: Jim at June 08, 2004 11:21 AM (IOwam)

3 I'm in my second house now. I hated this part of the process both times. Congratulations.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at June 09, 2004 12:05 AM (4819r)

4 We have one week to go. Aside from a home insurance agent (actually, his secretary) who was a complete PITA, our process has gone so smoothly it's actually scary. (I probably just jinxed myself.) I hope your process goes as smoothly...

Posted by: Clancy at June 09, 2004 07:58 AM (EGVPL)

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