Why does it take so much time to purchase a house?

We found out a couple weeks ago that we were approved for a mortgage for the house that we want. We have been signing papers and gathering documents and jumping through all kinds of hoops for the past week or so to get this thing finalized. The current closing date is November 8th. I can't wait.

Britni started packing last week and I jumped in and helped her pack a bunch of stuff today. We finally feel like we are moving! There are two remaining hurdles. We still have to get through closing without any hiccups, and we don't forsee any. The bigger hurdle is getting out of our lease with the current apartment. I am planning on going in to the leasing office and talking to them tomorrow after work. I hope they are workable. I don't want to screw them over but I don't want to be paying for an apartment and a house at the same time.

The house that we are buying is called a patio home. The outsides are cared for and insured by the homeowners association and the insides are cared for and insured by us. It comes with an oversized two car garage as well. The house is about 1530 square feet. It needs some work but that is what we have been looking for. We will be posting pictures as soon as we can.

I think that is all I have for now.

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