It is a short sale so it is up to the owner and the bank but I hope it works out!

It is a three bedroom two bath about 1337 square feet and the back yard is nice, not to large but has room on the right side of about 15 feet from the house to the fence line and the left side has about 8-9 feet of clearance so more than the rest of the houses around.

There is a laudry room pass through to the garage so I can do laundry and have plenty of room to set up a lanudry rack. There is a neat little alcove in the laundry room opposite the washer and dryer area. I could almost make the space an office if I needed to. I had a friends dad take a look at the area to see how we could design an office space in there as well as the laundry room area.

It does have an HOA that takes care of all the front yard stuff, watering, lights etc. so no raking of leave for me in the fall and no worrying about taking care of the yard. The monthly fees are $65.

The back yard is another story. I will need to find a reliable lawn mower and learn how to make it work. I am a little afraid of them so this should be interesting.

There are three things I need for the house when I move in: a refrigerator, a washing machine and a lawn mower. I have a gift card to home depot for about $170 so that will help with some of the start up costs. Other savings will come from buying on crigs lists or other services like that.

So....we will see if the offer is accepted and I have bought a house! Then I have to figure out the tax withholding for the rest of the year AND refile my 2008 taxes for the house purchase. I want that money back in my accounts to put toward a house emergency fund.

I have to admit I am scared/nervous that i might have just bought a house. I am a single buyer so buying on one salary is nerve racking. I am just so ready to be out of the place I am living in and own my own place.

Was everyone else nervous when they bought?