The Princes Moved to Salt Lake City

Michelle and Brian have lived in Las Vegas, Nevada for the past six years.  They have loved it there and made many good friends.  They became aware of a job opening in a patent law firm in Sandy, Utah and Brian applied.  He got the job.  That meant relocating their family to Salt Lake City.

  They sold their beautiful home in Las Vegas.  It was on the market for a weekend and they had six offers on it. They went up to search for homes in the Salt Lake area one weekend.  The housing market is crazy in Salt Lake. They made three offers at above asking price, but they were outbid on all three.  They planned to go up again the next weekend, but, in the meantime, a child in Jaron's school class tested positive for COVID and Jaron was asked to quarantine.  So, Michelle stayed home with the kids  and Brian flew up for one day to look at more houses.  He facetimed Michelle as he went through them.  Again, they put offers on three of them, but were outbid on all.  Crazy!  They were named second offer on one or two of them, as I remember.   The next Tuesday, another house in South Jordan came available that looked promising.  Brian's brother Matthew went with their realtor and facetimed them as he walked through the house. They loved it.  There were four offers on it by that night.  Again, they were outbid.  But, they were informed they were second choice on it. The first bidder fell through, giving them the opportunity to buy it.   They had Blake's brother, Brandon who is a building contractor in Salt Lake go and look at the home in South Jordan, especially at the problems mentioned in the inspection.  He gave them the green light.  It is an older home in South Jordan, built in 1993.  It has a huge yard with a basketball court and buried trampoline and shed.  And lots of room for little boys to play and play. Aerial view:

 It needs a new roof, which is being done now. They are repainting most and re-carpeting much of the house.   It is a wonderful rambler with a full basement.  Lots of room-  lots of bedrooms.  And a  beautiful kitchen.  The old owner remodeled the kitchen recently and the main areas of the house have brand new flooring.  So, they are living with Brian's parents for a short time while Brandon oversees the roofing, painting, carpeting, and flooring.  They hope to be in by Christmas.

They will be close to Brian's work,  and his parents and brother live nearby.  Michelle drives the kids to and from school each day, so they are in their new school and won't have to transfer again.  I just had a fun email from Gabbi yesterday, telling me about new friends she has made in her new school.  That makes me happy.

We are happy for them, but feel a sadness that they are further away.  It has been so wonderful to have them close.  How we love this precious family!  

Just as I was finishing up this post, Michelle sent pictures that I thought I should add.  Even though they are not in the home yet, people in their new ward and neighborhood have been so welcoming.  When they go over there, they find treats and welcoming notes left on the doorstep.  This is what they found yesterday.  Someone had come and decorated their door.