I was introduced to Pinterest last year by a co-worker who incited an addiction that has lead me to my newest endeavor. We moved to Nevada for the love of Vegas, the weather and to buy our dream home. While our dream home may not be everyone's definition of the ultimate house, it's our definition. After having figured out how Pinterest works, it became clear that this would be a great, fun way to share our journey from a couple of native Mainiacs living in a double wide to renovating our new home in North Las Vegas using tons of ideas found on Pinterest along with our own desire and ingenuity.
We moved to St. George, UT in September 2011 because my company couldn't get me in to the Vegas market due to store closures and it seemed like a pretty close and comfortable place to wait out a position that would land us here. Let's just suffice to say I was wrong about that and, after 10 months of anxiety, we finally made our move. We rented a house in Henderson, NV while we waited for our two houses in Maine to finally sell. It was a long, drawn out wait but they both finally sold and closed on the same day within half hour of each other on nearly the last day of 2012.
We were aware that we would face some big challenges finding the right home in the right location and beating the investors to the punch. I could go into the strange and crazy coincidences we ended up with but I will make it short and sweet for those who don't believe in fate, guardian angels and just plain spooky things. We looked at 7 houses, most of which already had accepted offers by the end of the first day they went on the market, we put a bid on the 7th house and it was accepted on the 7th day from the day we closed our other two house sales. We opened escrow on January 7th. All those 7's might not mean a lot to other people but my husband is one of those people with extraordinary luck that kind of ticks you off once in a while. His birthday is 7-27 and he plays those numbers and wins. And we are repeatedly reminded of how lucky we were to find and buy a house so quickly in a market with little to choose from and investors watching what comes up like vultures.
There is a lot to be done and I will document our progress along the way. It should be a lot of fun in spite of the frustrations and set backs, which I'm sure won't be over when we move in. Some projects will be done quickly while others will start when the money is available. Of course, I'm pushing for priority on my personal wants but hubby is pushing for his own set of priorities. Now, let's have some fun!
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