THings continue to move, ever so slowly, along with the house saga. I might actually see a light at the end of the tunnel!
The buyers were not very happy when we requested more time in the house to finish a couple projects. But they agreed we could stay until Jan 10. That is the day we board the cruise ship in SC so we will actually have to hand over the keys the day before. Closing is going to be around Jan 7.
So now I have to pack things for 3 separate locations: things that can go to storage that we won't need until we move for good, things that we will only need for our cruise (summer clothes), and things that we will need in the next few months while we are next door.
You read that right...next door. We still do not have a home or anything picked out in NC. We are going to be staying with Brad's gma for awhile...awkward!! But we don't have much of a choice.
Right now she is rather excited, or appears to be, anyway. SHe has already empties drawers in our rooms, made the beds and is cleaning out the garage where the dogs will have to stay. We will see how excited she is after the 5 of us have been in her house for a few months!!
I might have said this in my lsat post but I can't remember. We have pretty much decided we want to buy a piece of property and put a modular on it. That is the only way to get what we want (a house that doesn't need a lot of work and woods). We found a piece of property with almost 4 acres that allows for modulars that we like from the internet but being so far away means we can't just go look at it after dinner one night. So pray if it is God's will, the property will still be available next weekend when we are in NC and we can fit in time to see it.
Right now I'm not feeling as emotional about this house as I will be when it is empty and we are leaving it for the last time. Eleven years is along time to spend in one house. All 3 of the kids had all their milestones in this house. It has been an amazing place for us. I will miss it. Reading a friends' blog just a few minutes ago reminded me of the things yet to come. We are getting ready to start a new, wonderful chapter and instead of focusing on the memories I feel like I am leaving behind, I can focus on the ones yet to be made! And even more importantly, the God is gracious enough to provide for us and let us live each day so we can make those memories together.
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
If it isn't one thing....
it's another!
Today was the day of our scheduled house inspection. This is the moment of truth for us. If something is found, it could make or break the deal.
To add to an already very stressful day, school was canceled! We all had to be out of the house by 10am. Then stay gone for 4 hours. The kids ended up staying with grandma next door.
I come home 4 hours later to find that NO ONE HAS EVEN BEEN AT OUR HOUSE!!!!
Last night I texted my realtor and asked what were the chances the guy might cancel if we get more snow. "very slim" was her answer.
Today no one has any idea where the miscommunication was. He canceled because of weather but my realtor was never contacted, therefore I wasn't. But she had confirmed with the other realtor this morning. So who knows if the other realtor even knew!
Anyway, it has been rescheduled for tomorrow. Another day I have to be gone all day.
Brad is very anxious to get this whole thing over with. He has a lot of responsibilities and this just makes things worse. Especially if she wants us out by Dec 27. I keep telling him to relax and let God be in charge. Nothing we do or don't do will change the decisions he has for us.
So maybe I'll have good news in a couple days...or maybe I won't.
Today was the day of our scheduled house inspection. This is the moment of truth for us. If something is found, it could make or break the deal.
To add to an already very stressful day, school was canceled! We all had to be out of the house by 10am. Then stay gone for 4 hours. The kids ended up staying with grandma next door.
I come home 4 hours later to find that NO ONE HAS EVEN BEEN AT OUR HOUSE!!!!
Last night I texted my realtor and asked what were the chances the guy might cancel if we get more snow. "very slim" was her answer.
Today no one has any idea where the miscommunication was. He canceled because of weather but my realtor was never contacted, therefore I wasn't. But she had confirmed with the other realtor this morning. So who knows if the other realtor even knew!
Anyway, it has been rescheduled for tomorrow. Another day I have to be gone all day.
Brad is very anxious to get this whole thing over with. He has a lot of responsibilities and this just makes things worse. Especially if she wants us out by Dec 27. I keep telling him to relax and let God be in charge. Nothing we do or don't do will change the decisions he has for us.
So maybe I'll have good news in a couple days...or maybe I won't.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Patience is not a virture of mine
The house saga continues.....and continues......and continues!
I'll start from the beginning while trying to keep this as short as possible.
We were going nowhere with selling the house. Then suddenly, after 4months of NOTHING, someone wanted to see it. The rule is that the homeowner not be present for this showing. Well, the call came in the morning and I had to have the house ready by that evening. After all day of cleaning, removing the dogs and their crib mattress bed, sweeping and mopping their room, we headed next door to Brad's gma's house.
I walked in, shut the door behind me and my phone rings...My realtor says the other realtor needs to reschedule. My heart dropped to the floor. I really wanted to cry right then. Apparently the realtor couldn't get into the first house they were going to see right down the road so she didn't even try our house. Makes no sense to me. Anyway. We rescheduled for 2 days later.
A few minutes go by. I'm putting my shoes on to start taking everyone back home when a car pulls in the driveway, followed by another. Without even thinking I said to myself, "I'm not letting these people get away." I went out and asked if they were the ones who were supposed to look at the house, told them I was the owner and I would gladly show the house to them without the realtor if they were ok with it.
Half an hour later the girl is saying, "I love it!" I looked up and whispered, "thanks, God!"
Two days later they came back with their realtor. I found out later that the realtor didn't even know they had looked at it the first night without her.
A week went by and we got an offer. It was nearly $20k less than what we were asking and CASH. That was the big game changer for us. We didn't know how much she had. All we knew is that she liked the house. But how much can you push someone who has an undisclosed amount of cash?
We went back and forth with several different counter offers and finally came to an agreement.
The next step is to have the inspection and appraisal done. We aren't in the clean until those things happen. I finally got the call tonight that inspection won't be until Dec 10. I'm not sure I can make it that long!! The real kicker is that she wants closing to be Dec 27. That leaves us less than a month to pack all our stuff and be out. Where we are going, we don't know!
Brad and I are going to NC this weekend to look at a few places but we haven't seen anything that screams "buy me!!"
The kids being in school really plays a huge factor. We don't have a specific city picked out to live in. Just anything near Charlotte. We don't want to rent somewhere, put the kids in one school for the rest of this school year and then find a house and have to move them again. We have a lot to continue praying about.
All while keeping in mind that she can still back out!
I'll start from the beginning while trying to keep this as short as possible.
We were going nowhere with selling the house. Then suddenly, after 4months of NOTHING, someone wanted to see it. The rule is that the homeowner not be present for this showing. Well, the call came in the morning and I had to have the house ready by that evening. After all day of cleaning, removing the dogs and their crib mattress bed, sweeping and mopping their room, we headed next door to Brad's gma's house.
I walked in, shut the door behind me and my phone rings...My realtor says the other realtor needs to reschedule. My heart dropped to the floor. I really wanted to cry right then. Apparently the realtor couldn't get into the first house they were going to see right down the road so she didn't even try our house. Makes no sense to me. Anyway. We rescheduled for 2 days later.
A few minutes go by. I'm putting my shoes on to start taking everyone back home when a car pulls in the driveway, followed by another. Without even thinking I said to myself, "I'm not letting these people get away." I went out and asked if they were the ones who were supposed to look at the house, told them I was the owner and I would gladly show the house to them without the realtor if they were ok with it.
Half an hour later the girl is saying, "I love it!" I looked up and whispered, "thanks, God!"
Two days later they came back with their realtor. I found out later that the realtor didn't even know they had looked at it the first night without her.
A week went by and we got an offer. It was nearly $20k less than what we were asking and CASH. That was the big game changer for us. We didn't know how much she had. All we knew is that she liked the house. But how much can you push someone who has an undisclosed amount of cash?
We went back and forth with several different counter offers and finally came to an agreement.
The next step is to have the inspection and appraisal done. We aren't in the clean until those things happen. I finally got the call tonight that inspection won't be until Dec 10. I'm not sure I can make it that long!! The real kicker is that she wants closing to be Dec 27. That leaves us less than a month to pack all our stuff and be out. Where we are going, we don't know!
Brad and I are going to NC this weekend to look at a few places but we haven't seen anything that screams "buy me!!"
The kids being in school really plays a huge factor. We don't have a specific city picked out to live in. Just anything near Charlotte. We don't want to rent somewhere, put the kids in one school for the rest of this school year and then find a house and have to move them again. We have a lot to continue praying about.
All while keeping in mind that she can still back out!
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