We had our appraisal on Thursday and although we have not had the official report yet all appears to be well with nothing left that we HAVE to do. There is still a little staining and paint touch up but we can take our time on that now. We celebrated by buying a new couch and spent the weekend lounging around on it - what a treat! All we have to do now is wait for the paperwork to be done and then sign on the dotted line to convert from a construction loan to a conventional mortgage and commit ourselves to 30 years of debt - oh joy! There have been rumors that the house prices have dropped since we had the original appraisal last year - we are hoping not too much or we will end up having to pay mortgage insurance which would be a bummer. I have been taking tons of photos to capture the house in its beautifully tidy state - I am sure it wont last long.