I really loved this home because of all the space, the location and the character of the home. Although, there was several things we didn't like about the home.1.) Because it was built in 1906 it was very drafty and cold in the winter, and a beast to heat.
2.) In the summer our landlord only allowed us to have 1 air-conditioner (window unit) for the whole house. Before we moved I found 3 at a yard sale and he said he wouldn't put any of them in for us because they were too old. So we had to go buy a very expensive air-conditioner, which he informed us would be a permanent fixture in the home. Then he came into our home before summer was over and took it down, without our permission.
3.) We live in a HIGH Radon area and our landlord wouldn't test our home for Radon or lead. Our pediatrician now wants us to get Nash tested.
4.) The master bedroom had the only full bathroom, which made it a little awkward for guests. We had our bedroom in the other rooms, but it was to hot in the summer for Darin to sleep in the daytime without the air conditioner. I solved this problem this past March when my brother Cody came to visit. We had an extremely large closet in the master bedroom that was always cold and really dark. I decided to see if our bed would fit...
It was a perfect fit...just a little wrinkling on the top. :) The first time Darin walked into the house after I moved the bed he said "ummm where is our bed?" lol
We actually really liked it in the closet and Darin was able to rest well after a long 30+ hour call.
We are very sad to leave Emmaus, it is such a fun little town, with things happening all the time. Most of Nash's playdates are in or around Emmaus. We loved being close to 2 really great parks, the swimming pool, walking distance from the grocery store, pizza hut around the corner, and an awesome running trail. We lived on a very busy street which made it a little unnerving to have Nash outside playing. But the yard was HUGE and our landlord took care of it. It was great for a yard sale. We decided to have one a few weeks ago and sold almost everything. The only down fall of the yard sale was when our landlord decided to mow our lawn and mowed right in the middle of all our things. Yeah I guess you can see that the BIGGEST down fall of the house was the LANDLORD. So we decided to COME OUT OF THE CLOSET, packed up our things...
AND MOVED! Our lease ended on May 31st. The townhouse we are trying to buy was to close on May 28th (our 5 year anniversary). Although, we have had MANY set back with the loan companies. During the process we were referred to 3 different lenders and nobody really knew how to go about selling us a house because of our LARGE student loans. We finally found someone, and they just were not on the ball. They got our closing date wrong, and then told us we still needed to track down and submit some paper work. After talking to several different physicians we have learned this is a common practice in our area.
Darin and I worked hard to get everything done, he had a couple of days off so instead of getting a moving truck, we just piece mailed everything to a storage unit which we found for only $16, close to our hopefully new home in Breinigsville. Thank goodness for our good friends the Dowling's and the Holtzhafer's for letting us borrow their pick-ups. It didn't take us too long and Darin and I did it all ourselves. The Dowlings were moving to a new apartment as well. The original plan was to share a moving truck, which we did for a few BIG items like the treadmill. Thanks Nick and Kristen for helping us!
We had some ward members come over and help us clean, and a few of my club mom friends watched Nash for me. Moving was a little stressful this time, especially since we had no clue where we were going to live. The mortgage company asked for a 15 day extension which has left us homeless for 15 days. We looked into renting a home for a short time. Our friends the Ockermans found us a great deal for a hotel extended stay. But once we processed the numbers it just made more sense for Nash and I to fly home to Utah for a visit. Darin had to work so he stayed back, and is living with the Dowlings. THANK YOU AGAIN!
Nash and I fly home this Sunday and hopefully our home will close on the 15th. Please keep us in your prayers.
2 comments:
Christina... this is crazy. I hope the house worked out. Did it? Did you guys get a physicans loan? Moving is stressful. Glad you had some help.
Christina sorry about the landlord issues. You'll be much happier in your OWN home Congrats! I hope it has all worked out.
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