Chapter 1--The Process of Buying

In the whirlwind of house hunting at the end of September, we did find a house in Roswell, just north of Atlanta. Not exactly what we'd expected (we'd hoped to be closer to ATL in-town), but we liked the house and the neighborhood was quite nice. So, we put in an offer, and it was accepted prior to us heading back to SLC. Then, however, begins the fun with inspections and other due diligence stuff leading up to our 10/21 closing date.

Joslyn and I headed back to Roswell for a combo home inspection/work transition trip in early October. I was glad that we'd gone back--the home inspection was good, though had one pretty major snag---the roof was aged and had hail damage. So, it failed inspection. Our realtor, Jerry, was great. As soon as he found out that news, he was on the phone getting roofing contractors out for bids. It was crazy--big house, big roof, big bill. There was no way Pete and I were going to go for that and decided to turn it back to the seller. Here's Jos with Realtor Jerry.


The seller decided to work with his insurance company to see if they would cover it because of the hail damage. The trouble was that they didn't send an adjuster out to review the claim until the end of the week prior to closing. Long story short, the insurance did cover it, the roof was replaced, but we ended up delaying closing by two days in order for it to all get done before we took ownership. But, all is well, as we now had a place we could call our own:)