Let's Get Closer...To the Closing
Nothing horribly exciting today except to say the owners were amenable to our requests resulting from the home inspection, they wanted to know if we wanted any of the remaining items ( I'm saving the exact contents as a surprise) and would we like to move the closing from May 28th to the 12th? WELL HECK YES WE WOULD! Could this magnificent player piano be in our future? Well, it would make a great bar! This might be a good time to talk about a couple of the factors we think helped get our offer accepted: 1. Cash is King- we've been busy little savers over the years and have amassed a pile of cash solely for purchasing a home. With a cash offer you remove the biggest pain in the home buying process- the BANK. You remove an appraiser that may think you're paying too much for your home (not to protect you but to protect the BANK). You negate the need for super-expensive PMI insurance that protects the BANK. You forgo all of the fees associated with financing,...