Tuesday, April 15, 2008

On why we moved . . .

This post is long overdue and I'm sorry I've been such a slacker. It really isn't very exciting. Mostly we moved because of financial reasons. This might get a little technical so feel free to skim down to more interesting stuff. We bought our house with an FHA loan (3% down) so we had to pay mortgage insurance. The market is down right now but on starter homes it has stayed fairly solid. So, we could sell our home and get the equity out and use it to buy a nice home for a killer price, get a good rate, not have mortgage insurance and not up our payment by very much at all. That's it in a nutshell. But the main reason is that it was the right choice. We both prayed felt good about it and the way things went SO fast shows that it was. (From the time I mentioned it to Jason 'til when we moved out was about a month and a half.) Now we're in a pickle. We are renting and don't know where to go. It is very good that we felt right about moving and had peace about that because if not I'd be a wreck, but I'm doing okay. I'm learning to exercise my faith in God and building on my unity with my husband throughout this, so it is a good experience.

That said-- I'm happy. We are doing what we are supposed to be doing and I'm with my sweet little family and we're all healthy. For those of you that have asked, our phone number has not changed and is still the same. Plus, you all have my blog address and my email address. If you want my mailing address just email me. Otherwise, you have no excuse to not keep in touch!

2 comments:

Jenn said...

I hope its ok that I liked over to your blog. I didn't know you had one! Its ok, I was just having a bad day and well we all survived. I thought about getting one of you but I found Kate pretty quick. It worked out fine, but I just wish they'd learn to stay with me!

Colleen said...

Sounds like a great reason to move to me! We were lucky enough to get a VA loan (the army WAS good for something!) so no mortgage insurance and no money down. Can't beat that! There are lots of houses for sale out here, it's just the commute that's a bummer. Good luck in your search!