If it’s not one thing, it’s another.



If it’s not one thing, it’s another.

                So we are all on track to close on our home at the end of January. Inspection was mostly done, the big things we were concerned about were taken care of.
That’s is until we found out the roof was no good and would have to be replaced. The seller flat out refused to pay for it. Then we were in tough spot.
Because were first time home buyers, we went with an FHA loan. So with the roof being in horrible shape FHA won’t let it pass. So now what are we supposed to do? Move on? Or hope FHA doesn’t notice it.
Thankfully Jeff comes to the rescue! Jeff told the seller we could pay $1,500 to help towards the roof. Thankfully the seller agreed to these terms.
So we got to pick out the color of our new roof, which was a blast. We decided on a color called Driftwood. (It’s the picture featured with today’s blog)
We even went with impact resistant ones, those are highly recommended because of the hail damage Colorado gets. Then it also saves me $300 on my homeowners insurance every year. That’s something for any home owner to check out!
So now we are all back on track to getting our first house! Now let’s cross our fingers that nothing else goes wrong.

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  1. UnknownAugust 4, 2016 at 7:53 PM

    Interesting story about your roof inspection. I can only imagine how frustrating that is being in the process of selling or buying a house and finding yet another thing that needs to be taken care of. What's the shelf life on a roof nowadays anyway? With all the extreme weather my husband thinks every five years. Can't be.

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