Have we finally reached the end of this saga?

After work today we went down and spoke to the developers (its a father and son), after listening to much boasting as they walked through the place and told us why they made the decisions they did, Adam finally said, "look what will you throw in at this price?"  We talked about things and ended up getting them to agree to exted the kitchen cabinets to the ceiling and give us some say, and possible upgrades (for cost) on appliances, granite, and fixtures.  We will also get to pick out paint.  It was a bit unnusual because the father & son didn't seem to be on the same page, but the son is the one that is on the job site day-in and day-out and he seemed to get where we were coming from.  It't not that we are trying to squeeze them on every item, but if they are choosing between two fixtures that are around the same price, and we have a strong feeling one way or another, w'd like our input to be taken into account.  As the son said, we want "to put our mark on the place - make it our own" -- EXACTLY.

So, we went back with our realtor and rewrote our contract.  There isn't anything in there that should come as a surprise to the realtor, but nothing is official until they get back to us.  they have an open house on Sunday, and it seems to be in the their best interest to walk in to that having a sale under their belt.  It looks like things will go quick if they sign off on things.. they already stalled putting in the granite kitchen counters so we could negoiate.  I will need to pick some fixtures/granite/paint colors before the end of the week - wow, that's quick.  Looks like we will be spending some time at Home Depot this weekend.

If all goes according to plan, we will close on April 13th and be moved out of this place by the end of the month.  Time to start packing!