- house hunting trip: 06/10/2006 - 06/17/2006
- real estate agent: Jennifer Webster with Jenny Pruitt
- first meeting with Jennifer: Monday, 06/12/2006 (our wedding day)
- mortgage broker: Stephanie Nuesse with Wells Fargo
- first meeting with Stephanie: Monday, 06/12/2006 (a busy day)
- first time at Milltown Lofts: Thursday, 06/15/206
- feeling: love at first sight
- next step: sleep one night and think about it
- result: we want the 3-bedroom-unit in the 11-building
- return to Milltown Lofts: Friday, 06/16/2006
- purchase agreement for unit 1108: signed on Friday, 06/16/2006
- earnest money check: Saturday, 06/17/2006 (departure day)
- mission accomplished: Thank you, Jennifer!
- anticipated completion of construction: end of September
- amendment to contract: completion deadline extended to 11/15/2006
- feeling: disappointment
- meeting with Jennifer, Randy (superintendent construction) and Rob (construction manager): Wednesday, 10/04/2006
- result: completion by 10/31/2006
- feeling: yippieyayeah
- first walk through: Friday, 10/27/2006
- mission accomplished in time
Special thanks to:
- Randy, who took care that everything worked out well and was always helpful
- Manuel, the superintendent's assistant, who was on site everyday and worked really hard
- the team of Cesar's Painting Inc. for carrying out the painting according to our wishes
- Dwight, the plumber, who fixed the jacuzzi
- the electrician, who confused our fans
- all others, whose names are unknown but also did a good job
Particularly the mexican workers deserve compliment for their excellent work, reliability and friendliness.
- move-in: first week of November 2006
- final walk through: Monday, 10/30/2006
- closing Monday, 10/30/2006: signing the paperwork - now we're home owners
- container day Tuesday, 10/31/2006: our belongings arrive at Milltown Lofts
- first night in our new home: Wednesday, 11/01/2006
- to do: unpacking, unwrapping, reassembling, cleaning,...
- mission accomplished: Sunday, 11/05/2006
