Update on the Big Move

Lots of stuff has happened about the move, so I thought I should post an update.

On Thursday we met with the lady that helps facilitate everything and she gave us a whackload of information. They help with most stuff, but there is A LOT to do!! and a very short period of time in which to do it!!

First thing we have to do is our house-hunting trip next week. This should actually be pretty fun, as we are both stoked about buying our first house. However, the trip is only 7 days and two of those days are for travel....so we get exactly 5 days to find, inspect, and put an offer on a place. Go Team Bionic!! It's a good thing we think we are super heroes. :)

We found a real estate agent online that claims to be proficient with these military moves, so hopefully he comes through for us. We have been surfing MLS and finding places we are interested in seeing, and also hope he has some others for us. The idea is to go there with about 20 or so places to see on the Monday and Tuesday....then try to pick something for inspection on the Wednesday or Thursday and then go from there.

The best part is that DND pays for pretty much everything. Obviously they cover the cost of the trip....hotel, rental car, airfare, food, etc. But they also cover most of the real estate costs too. We just have to be sure to chose a lawyer and inspector from the approved list, which is fine with us because it's not like we know any lawyers or inspectors of our own anyway.

We already talked to a mortgage broker and should have our official approval by tomorrow hopefully. They already told us that it's no problem, but we need the final word before we head off. It would suck to find a place then find out there's some problem with the finances. Plus, we want our rate locked in now before things start to rise anymore.

When we get back, then we need to get a major move-on with the actual prep for the move. Our posting date is Jan-3rd, so we get 12 travel days to get there....wooooohooooo....nice time of year to have to do this, eh? Booooooooooo!!! But we have a plan! It's gonna be a gong-show around here that's for sure!!