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Previous Owner Leaves Behind A Note For New Homeowners “This Is Your House… From The Beginning”

Close up on a counter. There are two keys on one side. On the other is something covered by a sticky note that reads: This is your house... from the beginning.

Imagine getting the chance to spend over 30 years in the home that you and your family built. The amount of cherished memories that single house would hold is impossible to imagine. That’s the kind of home that Madison Elizabeth and her husband recently bought. The only people who had ever lived there were the ones who built it. They were honored, to say the least.

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This would be the couple’s very first home, making this situation extra special. Just when it seemed things couldn’t have turned out more perfectly, the new homeowners were surprised by a note from the previous ones. This note was accompanied by a number of photos. See this meaningful gift in the video below!

@madisonelizabethgrace Officially moving into our first home soon & cannot wait! The prior owner (who owned the house since it was originally built 30+ years ago) left us the sweetest surprise – a note saying “this is your house…from the beginning” along with Polaroids that she took of the home construction & build 🥺❤️ #firsthome #firsttimehomebuyer #firsttimehomebuyers #housetok #moving #pregnancy #pregnancyjourney #wholesomemoments #wholesome #family ♬ home but cute – Good Neighbours

“This is your house… from the beginning.” Along with this note were a number of Polaroids documenting the process of the home being built. Sure, Madison and her husband weren’t actually around when the home was built. But these images are sure to help them feel more apart of the home’s future and past.

Before Turning the Keys Over to New Homeowners, the Original Owners of a House Leave the Most Thoughtful Note

This thoughtful surprise shows just how much this home means to the previous owners. Luckily, it’s in good hands. According to comments that Elizabeth has made on her own video, she loves the idea of carrying on this tradition once she and her husband move one day. How cool is that!?

“This makes me so emotional!! There’s just something about living in a space and knowing how much history it holds!” someone points out in reply to Madison’s video. Another person suggests, “Photographer here — I’m SOBBING. What a precious, precious gift. Scan these onto a computer so you have them digitally forever.”

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