The Contract

The Contract (insert scary, intense music here)

Everyone had said that buying a house would be the biggest decision of your life. Although a very big purchase, I felt more relaxed and less stressed then when we bought a car a few months before.

The day that we signed the contract for our new house turned into a very long night. When we stopped by the model to look at the design options again and to talk to Jennifer, I definitely did not think that we would be signing a contract that day. After looking at all the options again and coming to a final price on what we wanted - the next step was to sign the contract. When we realized we had come to this point, we came to a complete stop… with hundreds of questions running through our heads.  Were we ready for this? Could we afford this? Are we going to be able to eat? And my personal favorite – Can I still buy the Louboutin's to celebrate earning my Master's degree?

Jennifer, I’m sure, could sense our anxiety.  She promptly sent us out the door to discuss everything over dinner. At dinner, we discussed, discussed, and discussed.

 I called the mortgage lenders to discuss my credit score and was completely shocked when I was told we really could afford this dream home. What followed was another hour of stress eating, triumphant fist pumps, and more disbelief. 

We then took another look at the options we have selected and decided we’d rather have the morning room and a brick front than a finished basement and front porch. At this point, we lost ourselves in dreaming about everything that we could do with that AMAZING basement. So many possibilities…

It was then that we realized our dream home could be a reality and we were really only a few months away from no more landlords! (This is in no way a slight to the few amazing landlords we have been blessed with over the years.  There is just a huge element of freeddom that comes with owning your own home) We could paint the walls any color; we could have pets, an in-ground pool, and... and… I digress…

We then went back to the Model Home to sign our lives away!  The signing process was very thorough! When I say thorough, I am NOT kidding… We went over each and every option… separated by random side conversations about dinosaur bones, pranks to play on our future children, and block parties. (Seriously, Jennifer is an absolute whiz at her job.  She took what was a huge anxiety-provoking moment for us and made sure we had fun)

The contract signing process was a very long night, but not once did Jennifer make us feel rushed or pressured.  We couldn’t have asked for a better experience.