Happy Easter -

Hello -

We hope that you all had a GREAT Easter holiday! We went to church on Saturday night and on Sunday had dinner at home. The cake above is one that Sherri made and decorated!!

Quick house update: The inspection went just about perfect! Only a few very little details that need to be fixed. We also learned that the seller wants to close ASAP, which is perfect for us because we want closing to happen quickly!

We will let you know more as it happens!

MORE Updates...

Well..

Things happen for a reason. Yesterday the place we liked fell through and we were frustrated because of how far along in the process we were.

However, we believe that everything happens for a reason. Yesterday evening, after our deal fell through, we learned of a place that had previously been out of our price range that had just lowered their asking price by $20,000, and it was now in our range.

We looked at it last night, talked about what we would need to change (an old lady lived there before so it is kind of "old lady-ish") and decided that it would be a great fit for us.

This is SOOO much of a better deal. It had been on the market for the past 3 months listed at $179,000, yesterday she dropped it to $159,000, AND she said she would pay 2 years of dues to the condo association (about $8,000). SO..today we made an offer of $165,900 with her paying all closing and our down payment so that we can use that money to change and update what we want to. The offer was kinda low since she had already dropped the price 20K, and now we were asking her to basically come down another 4K with additional costs she would cover. WELL...she accepted our first offer, she didn't even counter offer!! SO basically we got the place for $157,900!!!

One of the VERY exciting things is that the last place in this development that sold had just been updated and was exactly the same as ours and it sold last November for $185,000!! So with the updates that we want to do and a little bit of sweat equity we should start off with about 25K of equity!! Which is ALWAYS nice!!

Here are the details of the place:

• 3 bedrooms
• 1 3/4 bath
• fireplace & carport (the last place had neither)
• HUGE living room
• Unobstructed views of the mountains and a lake. (wait till you see the pictures of these views!!)
• MUCH better location, it is actually only a mile and a half from where we are now in South Anchorage.
• GREAT potential!!

We will post pictures soon. We have seen how these deals can fall through so we are trying to stay grounded, but still hopeful that this will work out!!

We will schedule the home inspection for the next couple of days (didn't we just do this?)

We will keep you updated!!

Also, we have heard from several of you who have been following these updates and I just wanted to say THANK YOU for reading this!!!

Well...

Sometimes things happen that just kinda stink. Today we found out that there is an issue with the seller and the house deal fell through. Because of some things that the seller put in the description that wern't actually true it would end up costing us an additional $6,600 at closing. SO, we decided to withdraw our offer.

We really liked this place and were excited at the possability of making it our first "home", however, we know that there must be someplace better for us out there.

We actually already have a great potential lead on a place that is in a MUCH better area of town.

We will let you know how this moves forward.

One nice thing about saving up and being prepared for these BIG decisions is that we can be somewhat fluid and move as fast, or as slow as we need to.

ANOTHER House Update...

WELL -

We got the call this evening that our offer was ACCEPTED!!! SOOO, now we have the home inspection, hopefully everything goes well with that, and then we move forward with all of the paperwork, and we could close as early as mid-April!!!

Pretty amazing, as you can imagine, Sherri and I are VERY excited!!

House Update...

Well, we heard back on our offer. We actually submitted an offer that was kind of low, and we expected that they would counter offer, their counter offer is GREAT, better then we had even been hoping for, so we are sending back in the new offer with their counter offer details, and things look pretty good so far!!! H

opefully we will have official word by tomorrow night that they have accepted our offer!!!

If they accept, we will have a home inspection within 3 days and move forward on financing!!

House..

Hello Everyone -

Within the folder pictured above is the very first offer that we have put in on a house here in Anchorage!!!

We have wanted to purchase "a place of our own" for some time now. We decided to wait, get debt free, put money away in savings and now, finally, we are ready to buy!!!

We have looked at a lot of places and this place is within our price range and its also the place that we like the best!!!

It is a 3 bedroom 1/5 bath townhouse. The first floor has the living room, kitchen, dining room and 1/2 bath and the second floor has all 3 bedroom, the main bath and laundry area.

It has recently been remodled and has all new carpet, paint, lights and bathrooms.

The layout is GREAT, a good sized living room, nice kitchen and huge dining area. The master bedroom is nice and big with a lot of closet space and the other 2 bedrooms are kind of small, but will be perfect for my home office and a guest room.

We are will let you know when we hear back on our offer!!

Brief Update (from Sherri)

Hola. We haven't posted in awhile, so I thought I'd say hey and update a little on our life the past few weeks.
We've been house-hunting, hoping to be in a place of our own sometime this summer. We're really excited about that!! Adam is AMAZING at researching properties and keeping up-to-date on what the housing market is doing, and we've been saving money for a down-payment, etc., so we're praying for the right house to show up!
We're looking forward to a nice visit from my parents in June/July. They booked their tickets a couple days ago, so it's a go! They've never been to Alaska in the summer, so we're planning on doing some "tourist-y" things: whale-watching cruises, Denali National Park, etc. I'm personally looking forward to them seeing why I fell in love with Alaska! The summers here make the winters worth it! Although... our winter has been incredibly mild, compared to what's been tearing across the Lower 48! We don't dare to hope that break-up is officially here, but it appears that way! It's been in the mid-40's for a couple weeks now. We can even see grass on most of the hill behind our condo, which doesn't usually happen until mid- to late-April.
Also, Adam is VERY excited to go to opening day for the Seattle Mariners at the end of this month. He had a free plane ticket he had to use by March 31, and opening day is March 31, so that worked out perfectly! He's a huge Mariner's fan, so opening day will be a ton of fun for him! AND, they're playing the Texas Rangers, which is the team they were playing the day we went to a game on our honeymoon, so he's all sentimental about that! (How cute is he??)
Work for me is still going GREAT. I'm so thankful that God gave me this job! After years of jobs where I felt like I was never good enough, He's given me a job where I truly feel appreciated and loved, and I feel like I bring something to the table. My boss is such a great godly woman, and we start every day in prayer together. Who could ask for a better environment to work in than one that's covered in prayer daily? I love it!!
So, that's what's up with the Legg's right now. Keep checking in! We'll keep you updated on the house situation, and I'm sure Adam will let you know how the game went! :o) Ciao!