After a rather (actually VERY) stressful day of trying to work while Josh was at home scrambling to fill out a rental application for a house we are very interested in renting with only half the information (needing me on the phone for the other half), we have completed our "rental application" for the house pictured below.
We have rented a handful of times now and have NEVER had to go through such a process to become renters!
We found a house we wanted to rent a few days ago, heard another family was also going to be applying for the house, had our Realtor look at the house for us (she thinks it is going to be a perfect fit for us and then some!), and then spent 5 hours scanning and copying documents for a rental application- sheesh!
Anyways, our application is now complete, which means if the other family is interested in renting the house, we would have first "dibs" over them because we are further ahead in the process. Tomorrow we will leave at the crack of dawn to drive 5 hours simply to see the house (and look at some others just in case) and then drive back. We will not be able to sign a lease until mid next week after a 2 day application review, 24-28 time period to draw up the lease, and then a trip to the notary for us to sign the lease!
I guess this is the red tape you have to deal with when you are dealing with the largest property management company on the east coast (this is the company Josh's brother also plans to go through- lucky for him ;)).
(we think this is the master bath)
(another view of the master bath possibly?)
(den or living room?)
(brand new kitchen)
(den or living room?)
(apparently this is part of the upstairs "loft suite" that has its own bathroom/bedroom area)
(nice fenced in backyard and 2 car garage not pictured)
This house is in the historic district of Jacksonville and if we rent it, it will be a 15 minute commute to work for Josh and central for me to commute from- a commute to downtown would be 20 minutes or so and similar in other directions.
No, this is not the area we originally intended on renting/buying in because it was generally way too expensive to even consider. However, we were able to negotiate a rent rate way below what it was listed (if we sign the lease) and it seems like a great area. Our Realtor lives 2 blocks away and has lived in the area 31 years! This area of town is called Avondale and is very central to base/downtown, westside, east side, etc. Avondale is known for its pedestrian friendly neighborhoods and unique boutiques and eateries.
We appreciate your prayers for safe travels tomorrow, wisdom and discernment in our decisions, and an attitude that is upwardly focused on ultimately bringing glory to the Lord through our everyday lives and decisions.
Moving can be very stressful, but it doesn't have to be when you know that God is in control! This is something that we both will need to learn to surrender to the Lord DAILY, and sometimes hourly!
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