Let me tell you,
the devil was busy at work over the past 24 hours, but I’ve got an awesome God. It took some magic & prayer to get-around some last minute
procedural issues standing between me & settlement, but I successfully
completed the closing process earlier this evening - so I'm now a
homeowner! Some of the features I really like about the area include the many
accessible running trails, the fact that it's both a child & pet friendly
community & also the well-maintained structures & surrounding
landscapes.
It was my
intention to find a home very close to my previous residence. But after months
of research, I realized that if I really wanted to live in a more modern
home, located in a pleasant community with lower crime rates - I'd need to
expand my search area a bit.
Upon broadening
my search, I began to see just the types of 3-level, townhouse style condos I'd
been looking for all along. Sure, the location of my new home adds about 6
miles to my commute to & from work, but to me it's well worth it.
Plus, I'm still just a
10-minute drive from my brother & parents' homes, respectively, so very few
of my daily or weekly routines will need to change as a result of my new
address. Now I can begin to get back to life as normal financially speaking,
might even be able to start eating lunch at work again next week, lol.