SGTiger and BIAK found a house

[boy in a kilt]

In Tigard. I haven't seen it yet in person. But SGTiger has been calling me for the past two days telling me how much she wants it and was a little disappointed when someone else was putting an offer in on it.

So, she put together a better offer and we got the place.

We are so going to be 'burb rats.

[KnottedYet]

Whooo-HOOOOOOO!!!!

(but do you really have to leave Seattle? )

[boy in a kilt]

When I lost my last job, we looked at each other and said "maybe this is a sign..."

Technically, my office is in Wilsonville and my boss is getting a little irate that we haven't actually relocated down there like I agreed to when I got the job.

Besides, where are you going to find a 1994 construction, 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom house on 0.2 acres in Seattle for under $330k?

But you always have a place to stay when you come down to Portland.

And oh, congrats. I heard you and Trek got engaged.

[KnottedYet]

Thanks!

(but I'm still bummed that you guys are moving)

[boy in a kilt]

It's gonna suck leaving seattle.

We should have a housewarming party. We are spending almost everything on the house and the move, so the furniture will mostly be folding chairs and a couple of small tables. But we'll have a backyard (with a deck) so we can stay out late and sleep in the grass.

[Trek420]

Thanks!

Pictures please. I am so bummed about the whole mortgage crisis thing ... cheer me up a bit and show us your new house. or maybe it will make me feel worse about real estate in CA

[boy in a kilt]

We were one of those couples watching and waiting. SGTiger has been grooming our finances and credit ratings for about 4 years to make this happen. I have my VA loan from active duty, and SGTiger borrowed some money from her aunt and cousin.

We've moved 5 times in the 11 years we've been together. This should be the last time for a very long, long while.




I think this is what really hooked SGTiger:

[Xrayted]

Welcome to the community!! I think you'll like it here. Lots of bike commuting, you have a main bus transit center in town and... the new train line is going through there to Wilsonville. It'll be a quick zip and no traffic to work. Easy to get to downtown Portland by mass transit too. (one parking space per 10,000 people is crazy ) Housing prices are better in Tigard than some surrounding areas and the quality of the town and schools is pretty good. Kit and I are in Tigard quite often as that is where our kitties' vet is and also Kit's MC shop. We live just on the edge of Tigard and Beaverton.

See ya soon!!