We're Finally Here, Renting and House Hunting
 

We moved into a rental and are seriously house hunting. I won't feel like we're frogs yet until we find our permanent place. But it's exciting to be here anyway!! :^)

Hunting for our new home is also exciting, but lots of work and sometimes frustrating. We're getting pretty good at searching and visiting and working with the TV folks (and the MLS folks too...but don't tell the TV folks...LOL!), but we'd still welcome any advice you'd like to send our way.

By the way...did I say it's exciting to be here!?! :^)

Welcome!! Good luck and hope you find your 'dream' home !!

Welcome Mr. and Mrs. Polar Bear.

Stop by our house if you find the tme.

Send a P.M.

Gracie, Sweetie and Helene.

It is so darn hard to get the smile off of our face once you move to TV.

Congrats and hope you find your forever home soon.

Welcome!

Polar Bear, Happy house hunting and may you find the house of your dreams soon! :wave:

My best advice - take you time. Welcome.

Welcome! Enjoy yourselves, and as gomoho said, take your time and I'll add, - do your research.

Take your time finding just the right house. We rented for 6 months, went to every open house that made sense in our price range and finally found 3 houses we loved. Two were from TV and one was MLS. Guess which one we bought? MLS because they were willing to entertain an offer. Are we happy? Absolutely. Don't forget to look at FSBO's as well. You'll save even more $$$'s on realtor commissions if you find the right one.

Welcome, Polar Bear! It's great to have such a nice new neighbor. :angel:

You don't need any advice from me, but I am curious how the house search is going, and what the frustrations are. Are you looking as pre-owned or new? Have you missed out on any houses you wanted because someone overbid you? How does the market seem from a buyer's perspective?

Home for sale by owner
 

Home for Sale 1817 Delwood Way in the Villages of Pennecamp. Location is great, corner lot, backs up to privacy fence and completely a landscapers Dream Yard. It's finished and all it needs is someone to enjoy. Open house today from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Take St. Charles to Pennecamp, turn on Pennecamp, take your 2nd Ashwood Drive and it's one block down. Hope to see you.

take your time the right house will be there

Taking your time is the way to do it, there are lots of homes to choose from. My advice; buy a garage with a nice house attached. There is never enough space for all the toys and tools.

In general, the market appears very active. It's exciting to think that (IMHO) this is a pretty good time to be buying. Frustrating at times of course, which we fully expected. One or both of us is out there every day...reviewing what's available, setting itineraries, making calls, driving around for what sometimes seems like endless periods. It gets very tiring at times. And it feels like we can't really start "living" in TV until we make a purchase.

Probably one of the biggest challenges so far is to fight the temptation to exceed our budget! :^) (There's always one more feature that we feel like we must have.) And then there's the urge to just kind of ignore the bond cost...because...of course...it's not actually a part of the cost of the house...LOL!

We're looking at both new and pre-owned. One home we liked was snapped up before we had a chance, but so far no heart-breakers. Could very well happen though.

Probably the single biggest challenge is simply weighing the pros and cons of each home and coming to agreement whether it's a real, viable option. Some might disagree, but on limited budget like ours, I don't think that "perfect" house is out there. But don't think I'm being negative. There are plenty of wonderful houses that may not be perfect, but that won't stop us from making one of them the perfect home. :^)

Congratulations! We can't wait to join you! Happy house hunting!