the day after

as i said in yesterday's post, we countered the highest offer. well, we learned today that the other party accepted our counter. we are now locked into a contract with the other party. the only thing left is the appraisal, the inspection and the settlement. the last will arrive eventually. the first two, however, will be here before we know it.
the appraisal is something the wife and i are a bit nervous about. because the offer is for just shy of 6% higher than the list price, the house now needs to appraise at that price (or damn near it). we have no idea if it will. to help, we white-washed the detached, one-car garage and painted the sides and front of the house (where paint had been peeling and flaking off). we also will be doing some plaster work in the bathroom and repainting it. hopefully, this will help the house appraise at the value we need. it's a lot of work, but it will have been worth it if the outcome is favorable.
the inspection we aren't too worried about. we had a favorable inspection 3 years ago when we bought the place, and we've fixed the place up quite a bit since then, so i don't see why it wouldn't pass inspection this time. i suppose time will tell on both the appraisal and inspection.

now, on to poetry. sunnyoutside's website is finally operational (albeit bare bones) and you can now order my broadside, the president, a criminal and a chimpanzee.... the design of this broadside is unbelievable, with artwork by the fabulous artist David Woodson. i think you would be blown away by the design (and, i hope, the poem). if you purchase a copy, let me know what you think of it.