House Hunt

Brian just called, he heard back from Anthony today. Unfortunately we didn’t get a yes or a no… we got a maybe. According to the seller’s agent, there is another bid on the Villa Park house. At first I was… Continue Reading →

We still haven’t heard anything from the owner of the Villa Park house. After a call to Anthony on Friday, we are thinking that the owner is waiting until the last possible minute to see if any better offers come… Continue Reading →

Still no word from the owner on the Villa Park house. The offer has been in for over 36 hours… nothing. I am hoping that she just needs to talk to an attorney or family before getting back to us… Continue Reading →

Still no word from the Downers Grove house, at this point we have given up. We were able to get back into the Villa Park house yesterday and we put in a bid! So herein lies a whole new level… Continue Reading →

Well, no such luck getting into the Downer’s Grove house last night- the family living there still hasn’t called Anthony back. We also weren’t able to get back into the Villa Park home for a second look- no answer there.… Continue Reading →

Wow, sorry for the lack of posts this weekend. It was pretty busy, but without too much happening on the house hunt. Brian and I had narrowed our listings down to three by Friday, two in Downers Grove and one… Continue Reading →

Well, we wanted to meet with a smaller bank to compare service and rates, but at this point I don’t think it will happen. Brian called a local community bank in our area to set up an appointment yesterday. When… Continue Reading →

Like I mentioned before falling asleep last night, the house hunt went much better this week. I don’t know whether it was because we were much more optimistic after visiting the bank, or because Brian’s dad Dan came with us,… Continue Reading →

Well, I just got back to the city and I am pretty tired, but I wanted to give a quick update. The house hunt went much better this time- from the eight houses we looked at, there were two with… Continue Reading →

Well, today was a financial mixed bag, though I would definitely say we came out on top. I started the day spending some pretty big money on unexpected car repairs, but then Brian and I met with Kari, our new… Continue Reading →