New House

So we're in the process of buying a home in Chino Valley, AZ... (the town just north of Prescott). It has almost 2 acres, irrigation, and horse rights. Its an older home (built in 1977), and needs a lot of updating and tlc, but we are SO excited to make it our own... plus, we couldn't pass up on the steal of a deal we're getting. We are getting it for 124,500... even in this great market, it's a great deal. Cody is getting really excited to get his hands dirty and work on the house, and the outside... I think he's super excited about irrigation (all throughout our marriage, he's talked about owning a house with irrigation rights), and I know he has plans of putting in an arena. Of course I have plans of a huge garden, and future add on plans (if we stay long enough), but for now, the 3 bed, 2 bath, plus a detached mother in law suite, will suit me just fine :) Lots of yard work is needed (pruning, taking out vines/rose bushes/etc.), but hey, I grew up doing yard work :) It will be fun to have a small humble home that will allow us monetary room to have extra fun memories/vacations with our children.

Oh, I could just post a ton of pictures of the ideas I have for this house... I am really excited that the 2 wells passed inspection with flying colors, as did the home inspection (its just old, needs updating, etc). Now we are awaiting the appraisal to go through this week, and then its off to the underwriters.

We qualified for a heck of a lot more than we are spending on this house, but I am proud of us for doing this. It will give us room to make the home just how we want it (of course, it may take a while, but hey, I've learned to be patient :)), plus we'll be able to afford horses, etc.

A lot of people think Chino is super small, and it is... it doesn't even have a Walmart... but we will only be living 15-20 minutes away from all the major stores. It's beautiful country... I've already fallen in love with the land, and how everyone is so friendly. I've only heard good things about the "Territorial Ward", and I am excited to make new friends.

We have a closing date of September 3rd, but it's a holiday, so we'll be closing on September 4th. Since our lease ends September 30th, we'll be moving in slowly, hopefully getting new flooring and painting done before we officially move in, but we'll see :) ... we might be too excited, and just move in right away.

The address is:

274 South Road 1 East

Chino Valley, AZ 86323

This is part of the backyard and the land on the south side goes all the way to the fence (which you can't really see) and the land to the north is behind the camera... that's where the garage, stables, and arena are... well, the arena isn't there yet... but will be). There are fruit trees... like 5 crab apple trees, 2 apricot trees, and some cherry trees. We'll be taking out that wooden backyard fence and extending it by putting in a privacy fence for the kids to play in. Our land also goes further west (which is to the right of the pic) Gotta love realtors pictures... never does any justice!