Still waiting...

We are anxiously waiting for our house to close. In case you missed it, here's the link http://www.redfin.com/WA/Suquamish/17712-Suquamish-Way-NE-98392/home/2237399

We have work to do on it prior to moving in. There is a cat odor to the home. The carpet has been replaced already. We are going to put down a thick layer of Killz paint, and then sand down and reseal the hardwood floor. We think that will solve the problem. Hence, the anxiousness. Tom is on stand down at the moment, which means he goes in to work on tuesday, says, "I'm alive" then goes back to work on friday and says the same thing. This schedule continues until Aug 9. It's kind of the Navy's way of saying "sorry you couldn't see or talk to your family for months at a time". Anyway, his help is very useful in getting all of this done in a timely manner. ie: before the older boys get home, before school starts, etc. and so on.

However.. the underwriter has had all sorts of strange requests... Apparently in New Mexico it is normal to not state in the divorce decree, or child support modifications when child support ends. Everyone "knows" that it ends at 18... But the underwriter wanted specific documentation.... I told her that would take several thousand dollars and probably 18 months to get her. My WA case worker was able to pull up interstate documentation on the default setting for New Mexico, and that seems to have appeased her. That only took 2 weeks to sort out...

Then the lovely VA inspection... The inspector had concerns about the paint on the house (Cedar siding that is stained) I got a contractor to verify that the siding is "acceptable" Cedar siding has to be re-stained every 5-7 years according to the internet. They also had concerns about some water seepage into the crawlspace. Personally, I had been just tickled at how dry the crawlspace is. cause it is. lol. I got a contractor to come out and verify that the house is not about to slide down the hill... The letter he wrote wasn't adequate... So he wrote another letter. hopefully this one is good enough. sigh, so, if she had accepted the verbiage in the first letter we'd be closing Monday.  As it stands I'm crossing my fingers, hoping and praying.

Well, that's where it is. :) fun stuff.