The Secret

So, if you know me you know I am a pretty big fan of the documentary-type movie The Secret. The secret is pretty much the law of attraction, it is the claim that whatever you have in your life, good or bad, is in your life because you attracted it through your thoughts, words, actions, and feelings. With the purchase of my house I am realizing I have nothing to put in my house. So, as of about a week ago i have been trying to attract the following things into my life as CHEAP-ly or as FREE-ly as possible:

Fridge -

Washer & Dryer - My brother Cary said he'd give me the extra set he has in his basement.

Microwave - Brother Cary also has an extra microwave if I need it.

Kitchen Table - Bought a nice glass kitchen table at DI for $35. Need to find chairs.

Chairs for Kitchen Table -

Couch - 3 leads. First lead was a nasty nasty nasty couch. Other two leads are free and promising...will update on end result.

1 Bed -

End Table -

Entertainment Center -

Book Case -

There are also things I need to do with which I will definitely need to attract some help or knowledge my way. I took the first 3 days I will own the house off so I can pull up the carpet that is currently in there, sand and refinish the wood floors, and paint the interior. Also, probably around summer time I will be putting up siding on the garage addition which the previous owner started but didn't finish. I am looking forward to the work I will be putting into this house and the things which I will learn in the process. I know you want pictures, I will be closing in a week and a half and will take some before and after pictures of the house for you all.

Buying A Home

For those of you who may not know I have been trying to find a house to buy for the last 6 or 7 months. I am doing this because I don't want to throw money away in rent and it is time I move back out of my parents house. At first I tried partnering up with close friends so that we would have had more options in buying. After that failed twice I decided to go on my own. This meant I would have to look for a much less expensive house and would limit my options quite a bit. So for the last 2-3 months I have been looking for a cheap house.

Well, I found one. I actually found a few and only put an offer on two places. One was a 3 bedroom 2 bath condo being shortsold for $30K less than its worth. I put an offer on that one, then someone put an offer on it for $15K more, then the owner decided they were going to move back in and keep making the payments somehow. So that one didn't work out.

The next one was a house in West Valley by the Valley Fair Mall about 2 minutes from my work and about one minute from the freeway. It was a red brick house, 3 bedroom, on bath with a 3 car garage. We found out there were no offers so my realtor and I made up an offer and submitted it. When our offer went in two other people submitted offers as well. So we did a slightly better offer once we found that out and submitted it. It was a couple of tense days but I got a call on Friday and they accepted my offer!!

So it will be about two and a half weeks before we close on the deal but I am excited. I know there are risks and I know this is a big decision but I know what I am getting into. I already have a couple of friends who I will be renting the other two rooms to. I am looking forward to doing repairs on the house as well. It doesn't need a ton of work but I am going to be painting and sanding down the wood floors and refinishing them. The previous owner started making an addition on to the garage which needs siding on the outside to finish. Anyway, I am excited. I am a little nervous but more excited.

I will put up the before pictures in a couple of weeks and the after(i have made some repairs) pictures hopefully in about a year. Fun times!