That house looks absolutely amazing. I keep my fingers crossed that this will become your new home.
Corinna
Me too! I have spent the last two days "working on it". We met the contractor and Real Estate agents out there yesterday at 10:45. Our contractor found some electrical stuff and plumbing stuff that will help us negotiate the price a little lower. Plus I didn't get a chance to mention to you all that one of the agents has an AP for DL and we were talking about that and the Disney Collection a lot at the Open House on Sunday.
Well as we were chatting and wrapping things up yesterday, Fran mentions about a certain "special restaurant" that we'll be dining at for a friend's 70th birthday this Friday, and then throws in, "if you get us this house, you'll have reservation privileges to call up Alison and ask her to make you reservations." I was looking at her, but she said, "you should have seen the look on his face when I told him that."
He is now working his little patootie off to get this house for us!
You'll love having the pool and tiki bar area and I'm with you...who needs a sauna in So Cal. The house looks amazing! I hope you're able to work out a deal.
Me too! I will need a break after all the work it will take just to get the loan and submit the offer!
Holy cats, Alison!!! That place is heaven on earth!!! WHY are the current owners selling this gem?!?!?!?!?
Evidently the owner is an older single woman who is looking to downsize to a condo. She will probably find some ocean view condo in a similar price range with less maintenance but even more incredible views.
Yesterday I negotiated with Fran for part of the two floor to ceiling shoe racks in the walk in closet. She doesn't have THAT many shoes. Well maybe she does.
but I need a place to put my shoes and two of my closets are in the bathroom so I can't store any of my nice clothes in there!
30 to 40 days is good! Not sure what Escrow is we don't have it in the UK. Maybe it is similar to what we call the process of exchange and then completion of contracts in house buying. There is a lag period between exchange and completion , it can be the same day but more often about a week. Gives the lawyers a chance to square up all the house searches for anything sinister like building a car park across your kitchen lol and clear money etc.
Good luck! I type this with one hand from my infusion clinic with drug going in my other arm! Man I could do with your food porn right now!
I think Escrow here is the same thing. It is a time period where a neutral party holds the money from the buyer and checks all sorts of things, like if the seller really owns the place free and clear, no liens, etc. It also gives time for inspections. We already know two of the biggies, the plumbing and electrical which will allow us to ask for some five figure discounts off the price to repair those and bring them up to code.
It might be the weekend before any new food porn. Yesterday after the realtors, we had to call the finance guy and get started with that. Between that and all the boxes that Fran wants me and Darcy to move, I was busy until we left for band.
Today I was scanning documents for like 8 hours, rental agreements, bank statements, driver's licenses, contracts we had to sign, you name it. But it was easier to scan it and email it than drive it the 20 minutes there and back and have all those paper copies, with the printers jamming and other such rubbish. Then Fran made me move boxes for another hour before we changed and ran off to Hollywood to see Sister Act. Traffic was awful and we almost didn't make it. We normally eat a regular restaurant, but we had to go to a CS type place tonight, but at least we got dinner!
Then I was on the phone with the real estate agent for the 40 minute drive home. I wanted to chill out and talk to all my DIS friends so I'm up at the twilight hour and may not be able to post this until after twilight is over!
Tomorrow we make the offer and meet with the agents at 10AM. I have a haircut in the afternoon and we need to pack because we go to my parents after lunch on Friday (6-8 hour drive) for my HS reunion on Saturday. Then we get a few days to relax (biting our nails while we wait to hear about the offer!)
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
Let's hope its
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Obviously so that we can have a DIS party.
Believe me, if we get this there will hopefully be lots of DIS parties! I'm already reconsidering part of my 50th plans. I can't completely rule out the GV at the VGC because I want to do a dinner at NR in their private room and my mom and the nephews will really look forward to going to DLR, so we'll need a couple nights there, but instead of hosting the cookout at the VGC, we can do it at our house at the Tiki bar!
I have Tiki plates, tiki lights, tiki bowls, tiki glasses, tiki tongs and tiki Mickey and Minnie salt and pepper shakers! All from the
Disney store!
And hey if F&W still hasn't come back to CA, I'll have a ton of points so my parents and the nephews can go back to the VGC while the rest of us party at our house!
I've been up since between 4 and 5 this morning so I won't even try. Laughing. This early morning crap is going to do me in! 
the house looks fantastic! Pool, tiki bar, gorgeous kitchen, so much potential. Fingers are crossed for you 
I'll be pulling for you.
