Breaking News: Griners make offer on house

Oh sure, you've got your usual caveats about how this may fall through, blah, blah, blah. But yeah, we're making an offer on this quirky, well-kept house in Birmingham's Crestwood neighborhood. That's across town from our family, unfortunately, but it's close to downtown, and rush-hour traffic is a breeze.

Let's get the photos out of the way so that you don't just scroll past any important info...






Nice, huh? A few reasons why we like this one:

1. Quiet, young-professional neighborhood.
2. Owners kept it in great shape, and there's relatively little big work that needs to be done.
3. Huuuuuge yard. Huge. Needs some fence repairs and overgrowth clearing, but it's awesome.
4. Sweet kitchen. Won't hold 20 cooks, but the setup is really nice and modern.
5. It's technically a 3 bedroom, though we'll probably knock out one of them.
6. There's a garage, tons of basement storage, and an ideal wine cellar waiting to happen.
7. Good price, especially for the space.

So now we're just going through the mortgage/negotiating/inspecting phases. Karen found out today we could close in mid-June, giving the owners time to clean it and do some repairs. (They've already moved out.)

I'll of course keep you all posted as this moves ahead/falls apart/etc. Wish us luck!