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| RachelLeigh |
Posted - Sep 02 2015 : 08:27:47 AM
We've been married for 10.5 years, but we've never owned a home and have always been renting. We put an offer on a house in Port Orchard, Washington yesterday and I'm SO nervous! We're competing with another buyer, but I'm hoping and praying that our offer is accepted!
The house is a rambler, 3 bedroom, 2 bath house on 1/4 acre with a ton of fruit trees and flowers. It was built in 1923, the outside is done in cedar planking painted light blue, and the inside has been restored to a "vintage" state. The kitchen walls are pale yellow bead board, the cabinets are vintage and painted pale green, and there is an antique farmhouse sink. One of the two bathrooms is bead board and vintage rose wallpaper. Each of the doors in the house is an old exterior door that has been redone. It also has a detached two car garage with a garden workshop. It's just a gorgeous house and I'm sooooooo hopeful that the elderly woman who lives there will choose our offer over the other person's. I need this house!!!!
Farmgirl Sister #5159
My blog: http://14thandoak.com
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| Cissik |
Posted - Sep 09 2015 : 08:23:28 AM
Now that I see the back porch and garage--you so scored in the cuteness factor and it's so lovely. Thank God you got the house. It is so beautiful and you'll love living in that area. So happy for you!
Sylvia
Kent, WA
Farm Girl #5389
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Sep 09 2015 : 04:58:37 AM
Hooray Rachel! I have my finger crossed the inspection goes well. I love your new home. So much character in it. Something that is really lacking in so many modern homes. The decorating possibilities are endless here. Have fun, many blessings in your new home!
Dawn in IL |
| Bonnie Ellis |
Posted - Sep 08 2015 : 8:54:47 PM
Whoopee! I know what it's like to get your first house. And such a cute one too. The inside is soon farmgirl. Congratulations!
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
| Marilyn Hartman Sullivan |
Posted - Sep 08 2015 : 09:54:11 AM
Rachel -- Congratulations! Nothing more exciting. The house looks like it has been loved.
Farmgirl #6318
"Where there's a will -- there's probably a family fight." |
| Ozark Farmgirl |
Posted - Sep 08 2015 : 09:16:47 AM
Congratulations! It looks really lovely. I'm sure you'll be very happy there.
Steph
Farmgirl #6511 |
| quiltee |
Posted - Sep 08 2015 : 09:07:28 AM
WOW! Cute farmhouse style inside. So glad you got the house!
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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| RachelLeigh |
Posted - Sep 08 2015 : 08:22:13 AM
We got the house!!!!! Our closing is 7 weeks from today, giving the owner time to pack up and move to CA and giving us time for my stocks to vest, which is where our down payment is coming from. We spent the weekend driving around Port Orchard to familiarize ourselves with this adorable maritime town (and the actual setting for the Hallmark TV show "Cedar Cove.") We also looked at paint chips, since the master bedroom/bath and the living room needs painting.
The home inspection should be Friday, and I can't wait to get back in there and take some pictures. Until then, here a few pictures that were taken from the realtor website and exterior photos I took over the weekend.
 
 
Farmgirl Sister #5159
My blog: http://14thandoak.com
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Sep 04 2015 : 1:34:57 PM
Oh, Rachel! How exciting! It sounds like a perfectly lovely home! I will be praying everything goes through for you very soon! Keep us posted! Hugs - Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
www.papercraftingwithnini.ctmh.com
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| Marybeth |
Posted - Sep 04 2015 : 08:45:37 AM
Sounds wonderful. A beautiful house in a beautiful area.
fingers crossed!
MB
http://www.smallcityscenes.blogspot.com
www.day4plus.blogspot.com
"Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we are here we might as well dance!" |
| Bonnie Ellis |
Posted - Sep 03 2015 : 7:49:04 PM
Rachel, my sister used to live in port Orchard and I pray for you to get the house.
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
| Song Sparrow |
Posted - Sep 03 2015 : 11:55:02 AM
Oh Rachel, it sounds like a beautiful house! I'm rooting for you!
Happy Day!
Peace in our hearts, peace in the world
Amy (Sister#6098) www.danaherandcloud.com
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| GreenSleeves2015 |
Posted - Sep 03 2015 : 09:00:44 AM
That sounds wonderful Rachel, good luck! I hope all goes well and you get the home of your dreams!
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Sep 02 2015 : 12:14:50 PM
Fingers are crossed, and prayers for your family. Keep us posted.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| Ozark Farmgirl |
Posted - Sep 02 2015 : 11:24:08 AM
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| quiltee |
Posted - Sep 02 2015 : 09:52:40 AM
Keeping my fingers crossed for you, Rachel. I hope you get it. I'm in a 113 year old farmhouse and I love it!
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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