Today, I signed and initialed all of the paperwork necessary to take ownership of the house, and to secure the loans. It wasn’t nearly as painful as was suggested. I think I signed my name about a dozen times, and initialed about as many pages. In fact the entire process (other than actually getting an offer accepted by the seller (it’s a very competitive market)) has been quite painless. I attribute that to my Seattle area realtor.

Officially, I take possession tomorrow at 9PM. The previous owners are already moved out however, so I may be able to get the keys earlier than that. Time to pick up some color swatches and get out the screwdriver (for two separate activities).