Of fences and skittles

So we met with Carol, our realtor last night. She was a super sweet lady and listened to exactly what we are looking for a house, on our very small budget. And she couldn't have been more accomodating. She is lining up some houses we found online for Eric to view on Tuesday. The bummer thing is, I am out of vacation days and can't take Tuesday off to view the homes with him, so I have to fully trust his judgement that he A) doesn't bid on a terrible house and B) doesn't pass up a great house. I'm a little nervous about that one. I'm hoping I can trust him enough to make a decision if he has to.

The realtor is looking for a quick 30-day closing after we find a house we like. So quick! I always though closing took 2-4 months, which would give us plenty of time to pack at our leisure and save up the down payment and moving costs. Nope! 30 days to get our shit in gear. Which makes it all the more exciting.

One bad note: I looked into the cost of fencing in our yard once we find a house and yowza! Fencing companies sure make a lot of money off of a little wood and concrete. Lets hope Eric finds us a house that already has a fenced in yard. Can't have my skittle-head chihuahua boy slipping out of the yard. I've done the searching-for-dog-with-flashlight-in-middle-of-night dance a few too many times.