The stability of my work situation has improved quite a bit lately (whole other story) so we decided to "explore the possibilities" to determine what we could do based on our savings and our comfort with monthly payments by visiting a mortgage broker. We met with the broker two weeks ago from this past Friday (crazy fast, we know). With our pre-approval figured out we hit the pavement to look at homes. We focused on 3 or 4 areas that had houses we liked in our price range. We've been running around like crazy people trying to get in under the $8000 tax credit.
We saw the house that we liked best on Wednesday evening and had an offer together late the next night. The place is in west Arvada, with Westminister less than a mile to the east and Denver city limits to the south. We have spent that past 3 days in negotiations and came to an agreement earlier this afternoon. We're really excited to move forward with the process and I hope that posting this isn't a jinx. I guess a lot can happen between now and closing. Our closing date is June 22nd and move-in would be June 25th. We're both really excited, and a little nervous.
