entry_400 Front entrance

The new, new house

This time the chickens are hatched

This is more like it! The offer I made Friday night was countered and accepted this morning. I am delighted on two counts: (1) I get a new house at a very nice price and (2) I get to tell BofA they just lost a deal.

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When I made my first offer back in March, I was guilty of counting my chickens before they hatched — lots of folks, including moi, got all excited prematurely.

This time the chickens are hatched. Escrow is due to close at the end of July, so I anticipate moving the first week of August. In the meantime, here are some pics:

street-view_700 Street view, Sophie in the driveway
from-front-door_700 What you see when you open the front door — a view down a wide hallway, through the kitchen, and into the back yard
front-hall_700 Looking back to the front door from the kitchen — QEII should have such a fine hallway in Buckingham Palace!
kitchen_700 Kitchen
great-room_700 Great room — seen from kitchen; front hall is to the right, patio and backyard to the left
backyard_700 Backyard — needs some more desert plants to add color and lushness; planting beds are already in with irrigation and electricity
northface-house_700 North side of the house — full-width covered/shaded patio; sliders on the right are the master bedroom, great-room and kitchen to the left
master-bedroom_700 Master bedroom, from master bathroom — it's huge, slider to patio and backyard
master-bathroom_700 Master bath and huge walk-in closet
master-bathroom2_700 Shower in master bathrooom; door on right is toilet, left is walk-in closet
guest-bedroom_700 Guest bedroom — "cozy" in realtor-speak
office-window_700 View from window of 3rd bedroom, which will be my office — Mt San Jacinto in the distance