25/08/2021
💜 We are only renting... with an option to purchase.. Our “finding a home” journey: We have moved 7 times in the last 7 years! Although we have always lived in really nice places, we have never rented a house! The current market is terrible - not only to rent, but to purchase. As you all know, I found a home-buying/renting program that is perfect for people in my situation. We are ready to buy, but because I opened two businesses that are not yet 2 years old, it’s not my time to purchase. We got approved into the program immediately - that was the easy part! For the last 2 1/2 weeks, we have been touring homes to find the perfect home to rent/possibly purchase.
We have the option to purchase it during the lease if we decide to. If we end up not wanting to purchase the home after we rent it, we still have a realtor in the program that can help us pick out our perfect home. I don’t think this will be our forever home, but a great place to make memories, as well as it would make a beautiful investment property for some of my future plans! The rent is a small fortune - all the more reason to work even harder!
It is taking a long for us to move in because the program is purchasing the home from the owner, so they are treating it as if we are purchasing it, even though we are just renting it for now. I know it sounds complicated, but basically we have up to another month before we are able to move in. Property inspections will be done, paperwork, etc.
We decided that instead of trying to find a short term rental or extending our lease at our current place, that we would take this time to bond in close quarters and travel! We have gotten so many things done it’s unbelievable! We have stories for days with this adventure, and I wouldn’t change a minute of it! My days are filled with both chaos and love! We are at our third hotel after 2 1/2 weeks, and we plan to head to Vegas and a few more places before it is time to move in.
I can’t believe after over 10 years of renting, we are finally going to have a backyard! I definitely have so many plans for it, and it could use some landscaping for sure! Thank you to everyone who has checked in on me and the family - we love you all!🥰