And I am officially a homeowner!

At around 4:45pm, I got the call from my lawyer saying that everything is ready. I pack up at work and head over to the Mattamy sales office. The girl at the reception desk told me that I had to go to the construction office to get the keys. But then she said that she didn't think they were still open and that she thought they closed at 4:30pm. I'm pretty sure I gave her a dirty look and said that I only got the call from my lawyer at 4:30pm. She told me to go check it out and I'm pretty sure I made some comment that they better be open. Okay, so I may have been a little rude but really, Mattamy's communication between groups really sucks.

Anyway, off I went to the construction office and I see lots of trucks parked out front. This was a good sign. I go into the office and was promptly greeted by someone calling me by name. Phew! I sign for my keys and Matt F. (the same guy who did my framewalk) came out and then went with me to my house. We walked through the whole house checking off stuff that was on my PDI. There were a few items that still needed to be fixed but that I was expecting that. I initialed off on the items that were done. On a side note, I must say that Matt F. from Mattamy seems like a really good guy and seems to really care about his work.

So, now I am officially a homeowner!!

The house overall looks pretty good. There was a gift basket that had a bunch of cleaning supplies and stuff. I guess they were admitting that the house could still use a good cleaning?

I went outside to grab my camera from my car when the couple who bought the Queenscliffe Corner across the street from me pulled up. They came over and introduced themselves and we started chatting. We showed each other our houses (they're closing in about a month). I also met my neighbour next door to the left. He had closed yesterday. His house is very nice too. It's the Eastland model, the one I considered getting too. I also saw that there were people in Block 501 that were moving in too. I believe they closed today.

Well, I guess this is the end of the house buying experience. But stay tuned as I continue to write about my home ownership experience.