Big news but not as big as some of the other big news from others big news threads.

[Noodle]

On Wed Robyn and I signed an OTP for a house.

We offered R45K less the price they were asking.... They accepted it!
So this weekend will be spent in long ques at banks finding out who will give us the best rate :woot:

The people staying in the house are renting right now and their lees expires in March, but they are interested in staying longer too! That way we will have peeps paying our bond till we get married and move in, in September!

[sss]

Eish, enjoy the headache!

[Nitty]

:woot: Well done Oodles & Robyn. Maybe you be very happy in your new home :D

[Vortex]

Awesome Ooodles!

[Voicy]

Hooray!

Oh - and be prepared to have every last cent you earn be spent in "@ home". :console:

[Arbythep00nage]

Good luck with that , its a pain :p
Its ALOT easier than building your place though.
Oh and its lease not lees you illiterate n00b :p
*fondle*

[Noodle]

Lulz thanks guys, I'm super stoked, just need to get this bond sorted ASAP!

Voicy don't you mean, be prepared to have every last cent you earn after the bank has taken your money for the bond be spent in "@ home".

Also it will most likely be at Mr Price home, hey I don't earn that much M'kay :p


erm... thanks RB (I think), hey I'm excited spelling is the least of my worries right now :D
*fondle*

[Thumponius]

Get a room you two. You can redecorate mid-fondle.

[Tresbien]

That's fab news Noodle. Having the renters paying your bond in the mean time is excellent.
Every spare cent should be thrown at your bond though, not at Mr "lots of cash" Price. We can spare some extra cardboard boxes for tables if you need :D ANd affirmative shopping at the @ (folks) home is also acceptable for the first 10 years of marriage, at least :D

Have fun at the banks, I hope you're good at bargaining, they need you right now just as much as you need them.

[Noodle]

Thanks Tres, I'm already putting tags on stuff in the folks house to come along :p

Any cardboard box tables are welcome.
I have the perfect money making scheme for the house though, I'm gonna charge entrance when people come visit :D

At first I wanna take any spare cent and put it into a rainy day fund, once that is good enough, then spare change will go into the bond.

[Askari]

Dude hope the bond gets approved and everything goes swimmingly. Awesome step to take and it is big news indeed.

Congrats and next time im in your neck of the woods Ill come pee on your roof.

[Flatty]

Nice when a plan comes together - gl with the approval, Noodle :)

[SintaxErr]

Oi!, noodle, give me a shout if you need any help, i'm in the bond industry.
To start with ask Standard Bank if they still have the special deal to pay your registation fees if you come directly to them or if you bank with Standard, check with FNB if they will give you a 1% of the rate if you move your accounts.
I will pm you my cell, phone anytime. Otherwise i'm Fourways next week Tue, Wed, Thurs. You supply beer, I supply info. :D

[WondaWoman]

Nice Noodlie. It's so nice having a place of your own. The bond part is yucky...but that's how life goes. As Tres says, you spend many hours figuring out how much you can shove into your bond without going hungry.
Whenever our bond statment arrives, I freak out still....just a little. I've never owed anyone so much in all my life!

[Sheepy]

Nice one noodles house :party: !!!!

Don't worry about a rainy day fund get a bond that you can draw the excess money you paid into, that way the bond is the rainy day fund.

[Hoss]

Nice one Noodle, we're house hunting right now too, so I know how nice it must be to find something at a price your happy with!

[Noodle]

Thanks guys!
So I was up nice an early to go waist away my morning at all the banks just to get the paper work... Man the amount of stuff they wanna know from you, just waiting to pee in a cup when I hand the paperwork back in!

Thanks for the cell Sintax, I'll be sure to phone you at some random hour and breath heavily for you!
Heck why not do a beer anyways! :)