House Hunter

I had planned to blog about my weekend - how excited I was to meet my husband's high school friends, what it was like to meet the former girlfriend, and how I walked away with some new friendships and a deeper appreciation for small high schools. 

But really, all I can think about right now is that tomorrow I'm going to be buying a house. By myself. 

I'm going to the annual tax sale - where they auction off properties that have 3 or more year's worth of unpaid taxes.  We've bought a house at the tax sale before  but I wasn't there - the husband handled all that. It's his thing. 

This year the list of housing was incredibly long. Ridiculously long.  Over 1,300 houses.  Of course, some of those get paid before the sale but it's still a lot of houses.  They start the auction and continue until all the houses are bid out - and it usually lasts for several days. My husband has a commitment tomorrow that he can't get out of, so I knew it might be a possibility that I would have to go alone but I honestly didn't think I would. I thought  was hoping he would buy something today.

But he didn't - the houses that we're scouting for are further on the list...sooooo tomorrow I'm going solo and we'll see what happens. I'm excited but a little nervous too - only because I won't have anyone to consult with. I mean, I want to bid enough to win an auction but don't want to overpay. Like I said, this is kinda my husband's hobby - he's the expert, not me. Ask me about cleaning, kids, and laundry and I've got an answer. House buying, not so much. 


And I can tell he's nervous too. I think it's killing him a little to send me off alone. This is the kinda stuff he lives for.

I ran up there today, to see how it was handled since I've never been. There were so many people! It was a little intimidating. I'm hoping tomorrow a lot of them just stay home. Or that they spent all their money today. Either way, it doesn't  matter - I'm showing up ready to buy.

And I'm just crossing my fingers that I get a good, cheap one!