Home-Buying, Part 4

Last time, I said that each time things went well, I grew increasingly suspicious.  That hasn’t really changed.  You see, we got notification of final approval for our mortgage today, which by all accounts is fantastic news.  Which of course means that something must be wrong.

I’m not sure what terrible thing will happen.  But I know it will be something.  Things can’t consistently go well.  I mean – I have a new job, a new house, reasonably good health, and my dissertation seems to be progressing on-time.  We’ve been having trouble getting insurance companies to get back to us about home insurance, but other than that, everything has been smooth-sailing.  So whatever’s going to go wrong, it must be big.

Plans for the house itself haven’t really changed.  We bought HGTV Home Design Software in order to better model what our renovations will ultimately look like, which has been slow-going.  It’s very complex software, but I think creating a 3D model of our new home that we can virtually walk around is worth the learning effort.  Plus, then my wife can redecorate at will without making me lift any furniture!

Some advice though – if you are buying a house from afar and planning to make a 3D model of it, make sure your room measurements are accurate before you leave!