Jeannie in NJ Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 after 2 1/2 years on the market our shore house sold. We are moving just off shore to a much less expensive but bigger and newer house. Our new house was the model house for a new development so it has all the upgrades and landscaping already there. It is 2 stories, 2700 sq feet plus 450 sq ft of the basement is finished (2 rooms) with the rest of the large basement being storage . Attached 2 car garage, gas fireplace, 2 large bay windows, 4 bedrooms of which the large master bedroom we will be turning into a large tv room and dh and I will be using one of the normal sized bedrooms. Hardwoods floors downstairs, carpet upstairs, granite countertops, stainless steel dishwasher and stove (we have to buy our own fridge). It is the first new house that dh and I have even lived in even in our childhoods we both had always lived in old houses. A couple of quirky things in the house: The space cut out for the fridge is an odd size, took us a long time to find a decent sized fridge that will fit there. TINY laundry room. smaller than the powder room, strange. We had to order a stacked washer and dryer to fit in there. I had considered putting them in the basement but the laundry room is already hooked up with gas for the dryer, etc and we were given a quote of $2,000 to put gas hookup and whatever for the water if we wanted it in basement . I was able to find a large enough capacity stacked washer and dryer so we will be fine with it in the tiny room. Lastly, but most important for me, the back yard is a wooded lot with no one behind us. We will be just down the street from my adult nephew , his wife and dc. We were at their house yesterday and walked to our new house just to enjoy the neighborhood. The rest of dh s extended family is within a couple of miles. I love all of dh's family and we see them almost weekly so living much closer to them is great. We move in a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimtaxi234 Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Congrats! Selling your house after such a long time has got to be exciting and your new house sounds great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 :hurray: :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Hi, Jeannie........ Best best wishes!!!! And congratulations!!!! I know how endless this entire ordeal has seemed. I am very very happy for you and your family!!!! I don't know where the smilies are.....so (((((hugs)))). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodhaven Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Wow! Sounds wonderful! I'm very happy for you and your family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 :hurray: Great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 :hurray: That's great! Blessings on your new home. I hope you and your family make many happy memories there :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Congratulations! Your new house sounds wonderful! Post photos when you can! I'd love to see the quirkiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 That sounds so nice...I'm a bit jealous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Congrats! I agree, post pictures when you can. I'll bet the quirky things are because of it's being a model home. We've seen that here when we looked at houses, i.e. sometimes they move walls to accommodate an area that they want to use for office space in the model home. Enjoy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan C. Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Congratulations! Yes, post pics when you have a chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 GREAT news!!!!! I know you've been waiting for this for a very, very long time. I remember because I wished I could buy your beach house. :) :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 What a relief! I'm so happy for you. I know you have stressed over this for quite some time. Congrats and enjoy your new home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Congratulations!!! :hurray: I'm jealous of your basement. I miss having a basement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Congratulations, the new home sounds beautiful. Happy moving, next week is really soon, but I'm so happy you sold your house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 Thanks everyone. We are all very excited to be moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evergreen State Sue Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Christmas in your new house! I'm so happy for you and your family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Congratulations!! We just sold our house, too! But, no moving for us - we were renting it out for a couple years after we moved out. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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