We moved into our current home on November 27, 2020 after a whirlwind several months of house hunting during a hot housing market. We were very fortunate to find the house we did at the price we did, which was largely thanks to us stumbling across a For Sale By Owner listing that happened to …
Mortgage Payoff Update: One Year In
We moved into our home on November 27, 2020 (Black Friday, coincidentally), which means that this marks our one-year anniversary of being in our new place and in our new community. While I have mixed feelings about how this first year has been moving to a rural county at a further distance from family, for …
Home + Yard Plans for 2021
Back in 2019, I started sharing the plans we had for projects in the house and yard that year, along with what we actually were able to accomplish. While last year’s ended up being a total bust (since we ended up moving, which was never in the original plan), it’s still something I want to …
All Moved In! {+ What I Love Most About Our New House}
Well, we survived our second move of the year (and hopefully our last move for a good, long while!). And, in all actuality, it really went as smoothly as a move can go, honestly — we had a lot of help on both ends, everything fit into the moving van and other vehicles (unlike last …
Updates We’re Planning to Make Before Moving In To Our New House
Good news! All systems are go for us closing on the house this month, and it’s actually looking like–knock on wood–we *might* even be able to close a little earlier than planned (though if we can’t, that’s okay too!). While we love our new place and can’t wait to move in, there are a few …
We’re Under Contract For a House!!!
If you would have told me two weeks ago that we would be under contract for a house by now, I wouldn’t have believed you. You see, we had the WORST home showings day ever a couple weeks ago, and I was seriously doubting whether I even wanted to make the move two hours south …
What We’re Looking For in Our Next House
In case you’re not currently looking for a change of home yourself, lemme just summarize the whole process as being ABSOLUTELY CRAAAAZY right now. Utah has one of the hottest housing markets right now in the country, and prices are sky high, mostly thanks to a major housing shortage in the state. To catch you …
Mistakes I Didn’t Know I Was Making Until We Staged Our House to Sell
In case you missed it, our house went on the market last Thursday and is now currently under contract as of last night. While we did get four offers on it, this is not a post on how you can sell your home quickly, or on how you can get top dollar for your home. …