things are progressing

so, things are progressing nicely with the sale- the home inspection happened on mon- which resulted in the buyer asking for 5000 off the asking price- but we held our guns, knowing that was her trying to get a better price, not her seriously concerned with the shape of the house. so we offered another 500 off the agreed price and she took it! soooo all that is left is her funding clearing-she was already pre-approved. hip hip hooray!
so we have been looking at houses to buy. what an adventure! we were wanting to move close to our church- west austin- but the more i look the more i realize that a smart move would be buying in east austin, a little north of where we are now- because we can get way more bang for our buck- which means gabe working less and/or us paying off our mortgage sooner.