Holy Crapsticks Batman!

hmm...where to begin this post....How about we go timeline style:

September 28th - Boonville, IN...mom, Pam, and I are looking through the newspaper and spot a home in Lynnville on an acre of land. I called the realtor who agreed to meet us THAT night to check it out! Verdict: We absolutely love it! It's quaint and cute and homey and has a fantastic yard too!

Oct 8th - I'm back in AZ with pictures in hand to show Matt and we decide to make an offer!

Oct 9th - The sellers counteroffer and we accept, pending inspections.

Oct 11th - The inspection is completd and the report is NOT good. The home was built in 1930 so we anticipated some problems but the list of DEFECTS was a bit unnerving...

-all electrical must be upgraded to a breaker box (from a fuse box)

-improper wiring needs to be replaced throughout the home

-wires are spliced and fuses are oversized

-siding is damaged and loose

-there is no ground rod (eek!)

-there is a leak of some sort in the crawlspace

-there is a moldlike substance in the attic that needs to be removed

-all gas piping in the home is copper and needs to be changed out to black iron

We were scared...but not scared off completely. We decided to respond asking the sellers to fix all of these critical items. We know that they do not have a lot of extra money (but hey, neither do we!) so we were hoping for the best. We figured if they agreed to do some of the repairs, we could suck it up and do the rest...

We received this email today from our realtor:

"Congratulations!! They are doing everything!!!"

We are thrilled, elated, BLESSED, and very very thankful! In three weeks, we'll be on our way to our new house!!

Here's are a couple of pictures of the front view and the awesome yard!