Back in March we saw a house for sale in Providence, and after a showing with our realtor, we decided to put an offer on it. We knew the offer wasn’t super strong, but still hoped to get the house. We didn’t know at the time that we would lose that offer, and go on to make and lose an additional five offers. After the fourth, the fifth, and then the sixth, we had really lost nearly all hope of ever finding a house in this crazy market. We knew it wasn’t the best time to be looking, but our family needs to be in a house of our own.
Meanwhile, Gina’s brother in Brigham began building an addition to their house last year, and while we were walking through on Mother’s Day, he and his wife offered the basement apartment space to us to live in until we do find a house. Gina and I talked it over and ultimately decided to take them up on it. We started making preparations to move, and on June 26 (plus a few days to clean) we officially became Brighamites.
In addition to that, in early June, Gina’s mother got in contact with the owner of a house that has sat vacant for about twenty years. It turned out that the guy was thinking of selling the house, and wasn’t interesting in listing it. We were given contact info, and met with him twice, and long story short, we’re now under contract!
Despite being vacant for twenty years, the owner, whose permanent residence is in North Logan, has kept very good care of it, inside and out. There are a few major-ish projects to do before we move in, but we couldn’t be more excited about living there! The house closes on August 2, but due to the house being fully furnished with 90+ years of accumulation, the owner has asked for up to an additional 45 days to fully vacate.
The apartment part of the addition we’re now living in is still incomplete—we moved in before the kitchenette and the bathroom were finished. We got kitchen cabinets last week, and the shower walls were just installed yesterday, and still await the plumbing. We’re without kitchen and bathroom counters, including sinks. Thankfully Gina’s parents have helped ease many of the inconveniences we’ve had to live with for the past three weeks.
Living in a new city presents a lot of new opportunities photographically that I can’t wait to explore. Life, being such as it is at the moment, I haven’t been able to get out with the camera yet, but am really anxious to get out and start getting to know our new area through a lens.