Revisiting the whole inspection/ house buying issue that is a part of our daily lives right now...our realtor is great and i just made her one of our faves on my phone since we talk every day :) Our inspection report just got emailed to us all....all 37 pages of it. It turns out this house is fine, with up-to-code hurricane tie downs, trusses, window shutters if we have to evacuate, cement type paneling under the eaves instead of plywood or sheetrock, etc etc etc. Despite the fact the current owners apparently had sexy time in the bedrooms with syrup, cigarettes and a lot of dog hair, the house of 1600 sq. ft. is nice, airy, well-built and has room for my crafty stuff and room to breath. No joke about the syrup, it's on the carpet in goopy piles, but the carpet is being replaced and the rest of the home is new tile. Whew!
Next step- termite inspection, survey, VA inspection and painting and moving, eventually next month. When we bought our home in Nashville, there were no flood insurance issues, termite or mold inspections required (always recommended of course), surveys or high insurance costs. Who knew that getting a home here in sunny Florida is like having a glass of Pinot at sunrise....at first it sounds good, it tastes good, smells good, but you're later tired by noon and your mind isn't right the rest of the day.
My mind can only handle so much information on codes, deed restrictions (no boats in plain view!), water drainage, automatic watering systems, missing garage door openers, the number of gallons of primer we need for interior paint, lubricant for all the sliding doors, checking out the neighbors for potential friend/foe problems, neighbors and their dogs, how well the fence is made, and why there is interior tile installed around the front door-porch area where people can slip and crack their noggins. After that, my mind slowly starts to fade away and I go into my own Jennifer world of rainbows, unicorns, fairies and leprechauns. Maybe, I'll see you there someday in the future.
Until then, our closing date is March 27. Yee. Haw.
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