We own a home!

The day finally came. We closed on our house yesterday. It is a little unbelievable that we are homeowners now.

I could hardly sleep on Sunday from the nerves and excitement. What if I forgot the checks? What if I didn't have my ID? What if the sellers trashed the house? All fears were unfounded. Of course.

We arrived at our house for the walk-through and did a quick scan of the house. Everything was in order and looked fine. We noticed how big the basement is, how old the kitchen is, and how nice the fireplace looks. We also noticed how dirty the house was left, how many things were not fixed to our standards, and how stained the caulk in the new bathroom was. It was wonderful to be in our house, but anxiety crept in as the list of fixes and projects grew exponentially.

We locked the house with our new keys and headed to the closing. A quick 30-minutes of signing, verifying names, numbers and addresses, and we were ready to roll. It was scary how easy the process to become official homeowners was. And how our mortgage will be paid off in 2040!!!

We then headed back to the house to make sure everything was locked up. And we baptized the house. By peeing in the toilet for the first time. Mazeltov!

No worries, we flushed.

Next up: home renovations!