West Michigan homebuying story: How couple joined 'the East Grand Rapids shuffle'

EAST GRAND RAPIDS, MI Dan and Jessica Molloy are still waiting for furniture in the living room of their new home on Maxwell Avenue SE.

But that gives the young couple time to savor the golden hardwood floors that stretch from the dining room on one side of the main floor to the sunroom that serves as Dans office on the other side.

We love hardwood floors, says Jessica. I love the living room even though it doesnt have any furniture. And this is the first time weve had a fireplace.

Its clear the Molloys are excited about their new home, which gives them more space than the Northeast Side bungalow where they lived for the first seven years of their marriage.

For example, there are little things like the half-bathroom next to the kitchen. This is actually a big deal for us, says Jennifer, noting their former home had just one bathroom.

The Molloys moved into the house with their dogs, Bailey and Stuart, in February -- soon after they began their house hunt after Christmas.

They found the house shortly after deciding to put their house on Aberdeen Street NE on the market.

We loved living on the Northeast Side, but we had kind of outgrown our house, says Dan.

After looking at several other larger homes on the Southeast Side, they fell in love with the 92-year-old two-story colonial they found while searching on the Grand Rapids Association of Realtors website.

With Realtor and friend Pete Bruinsma advising them as a buyers agent, they discovered there was a pending offer on the house. They had two days to put together an offer or risk losing the house.

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West Michigan homebuying story: How couple joined 'the East Grand Rapids shuffle'