Thanks, Christina! Yes, I'm feeling better, but still not fully. At least I'm more functional. We go to sign the papers at 3 pm our time (9 am NYC time).

The house we bought that we'll eventually live in is way outdated. An elderly man lived there for years up until a year ago. He was clearly not a messy type, but still he didn't make any real improvements for a long long time. It needs new windows, new floors, new doors, some radon mitigation, updated bathroom and kitchen, some elecyric work, and the usual smaller stuff (painting, switchplates, etc.) We obviously got the place for cheap. The worker/friend we hired says it will take him four or five months to get enough done for us to move in, comfortably. The main appeal of the property is the very nice bit of land that comes with it and the location on a main bus line to Prague. We hope to eventually sell that land (and the whole lot) to someone who wishes to also build a brand new house there some day. "Flip it". The place is only five minutes by car or bus to my sister-in-law's house, which is good and bad, the latter especially to Hubby.

Most Czechs don't give a darn about radon, so some people asked us why we had it tested. Apparently Czechia is a high radon country. At least we don't want to live in a high radon house. It's a required test in New Jersey, and I assume most or all other states.