Settled

It's been awhile since I last put a post up. I've been rather busy trying to get things sorted for this year. This was what kept me busy for most of the last quarter:

An empty bit of land for now, that will become our first home. It's expected to be done by May, insyallah.

It kept me busy because it was not a smooth process. Buying the first home is exciting and stressful enough when it all goes well. When things don't go so smooth, the stress part goes up and the exciting part goes down.

The two main issues where that the initial broker over-estimated what the bank would lend me, and then let the contract lapse and become unconditional. Which meant that I could no longer leave the sale due to insufficient finances. If I did, I'd lose my deposit and possibly get charged penalty fees on top of that.

Fortunately, a second broker was able to smooth everything over and the land. My father also helped with a little bit of extra finance. We don't always get along, but those differences disappear when either of us needs help. Now that it's settled, I need to go to the builder to finalise the plans and then they start building.

If I know my father, he'll be going every weekend to have a look at the progress and take photos, which means I'll have a regular update on the progress to share too.

We're looking forward to moving into our first home together. It will be a welcome relief from the trials of Long Distance Relationship.