It's not over until it's over... and it's not over yet!

The waterproofer ended up going to the house yesterday because he was already in the area. Turns out that the leak problem is an easy fix. We can do part of the work (some digging and moving stuff out of the way) and they'll fix it for about $600, or they can do all of the work and it will cost around $800. So, that's good news. It's not as bad as what Joe had thought.

Also, we got another quote from an a/c guy and it was less money (Joe's first guy wanted to charge $11,800 and it still meant that we would have a gas and an electric bill because there would be 2 units, which also meant our electric bill would be sky high!). This guy would replace the a/c unit that was there with a new unit which could service the whole house and put in "zoning." This means that there would be two thermostats, one upstairs and one downstairs. When the thermostat downstairs is satisfied, the vents would be blocked off and the upstairs would still continue to be cooled until that thermostat was satisfied as well. It saves money and energy. Also, there would be no gas involved. It will be all electric. Which saves us a lot of money!

The final inspector is coming today at 9:00 am. When he finishes, we will know what needs to be done and if there are any real problems with the house. We aren't expecting anything since the house was already inspected once before when another buyer had a bid on the house and the only thing that came up was termite damage under the house (which has already been replaced and treated).

If this inspector comes back with no real problems, I think we're still going to buy the house. We won't be able to remodel the bathroom right away, but from what we've seen in other houses, this house is a real deal. And, after speaking to our realtor, we are assured that whatever money we put into the house (within reason), we will be able to get back out. She told us that when we finish the updating in the house, she would expect us to be able to get $170,000 back out of it. And we wouldn't have to put that much into it. :)

So, now we're just waiting for the inspection to come back. I'm on pins and needles. This process has been more stressful that I had hoped! But, hopefully it will be over soon! We should know this afternoon if we're going ahead with the bid or not. Wish us luck! :)