Paul and I are starting the process to buy a house :) :)

[Prrkitty]

Paul and I went thru the pre-approval loan procedure yesterday so we can buy a house. YIPPEE!!!

We go to look at a few houses this afternoon. This is the first house purchase for both of us.

Anyone have any pearls of wisdom, voice of experience, thoughts... etc?
Thanks ahead of time :)
<hug>

[moocow]

Congrats babe! Good luck on your house hunt!! *hug*

[goKi]

Congratulations. Hopefully you find the perfect house. :)

[Rainman]

That's awesome. I'll hold my congrats though until you actually get the house. ;)

[Prrkitty]

Thank you very much for the well wishes. It's a scary process but I hope one that's quickly handled and we're settled into a new home by June.

:)

[Manny]

Hoo-rah!!! That's awesome Kitty, best of luck to you and your man! Hope it all works out!
Cheers,
-manny

[ShadowTiger]

Wow! :D :kawaii: Congratulations PrrKitty! :thumbsup: You and Paul are going to love whatever house you pick. ... (Yeah, .. obviously. :p )

So what did you have in mind? Seashore? You're in Oregon, right? I'm sure they have shores there, but they're bound to be expensive. Well, I'm in Oceanside, NY, somewhat close to the Shore, (About 20 minutes away from Long Beach.) and it's not too expensive, relative to other New Yorkian dwellings.

[linkofzelda1]

Are you still in Hillsboro? Or closer to West Linn, like me?

If you remember me, that is. ;)

[Ganon's Minion]

Wow, congratulations. I hope you find the perfect house, and I know you guys will. :thumbsup:

[Prrkitty]

Hiya link... yes honey I remember you :)

and we're in Hillsboro (hopefullly to find a home over close to the Jones Farm Campus (for Intel)).

We saw 5 houses today. 2 very nice houses... 3 not so nice. The 2 nice ones were over 200k a piece. <blah> We can't afford a house that high. So... we'll keep looking.

:) I know when the time's right... it'll all fall into place.

[Pablo]

Congratulations! Best of luck to you and your husband. Make sure to post lots of pics :D

EDIT: Hey sweet, post 1989. I'd have something witty to say about my number of posts matching my birth year, but I'm spent.

[Ich]

Remember, affording a house is more than the mortgage payments; you'll need money in the event your plumbing screws up one day, or if your roof just starts leaking. Make sure to earmark money for this kind of stuff, just as you'd set aside money to be able to buy new tires every couple years for your car. My grandmother used to be a realtor.

Oh, and congrats!