Okay first off I am starting a blog on a blogging site just because now that I am doing stuff on twitter I may have people that are not on facebook or myspace. So I will just put the blog on all three places more than likely. Give options for people. :)
Anyway so first I just need to hit the house situation since that is on my mind and people want to know the long story on why we don't have it at the moment.
So here is quick review for those just joining us. We are looking for a place to live. Been staying with in-law's but it is time to go. Been looking for a while and struggling finding something we can afford in a decent neighborhood.
So my wife stumbles upon a house we drive by a lot in our neighborhood that has a sign for lease to own. She looks into it and we go check it out since we can afford the rent and we are interested in finally owning. We really like it. Great place and we go ahead and put in the application.
Well there was another applicant as well and after sweating it out for almost a week we found out that we were approved to get the house. So that is where most people left off. Some know part of the next.
Okay so that was Friday afternoon. Saturday morning we go in to do all the paperwork. Up front we were told that an offer to buy the house was coming in. Realitor wanted to just present everything to owner and let him decide. She felt things shoudl be okay because depending on the offer he stood to make more money off us leasing for 3 years and then buying.
So we signed some stuff and went through the whole process. Took the lease contract and sales contract home to look over and have other people look over. Looked good. We signed, and dropped off at drop off box of office and emailed to tell her that it was there. She responed the next morning saying she got it and was meeting with him later and she would let us know.
She called that night. Not good news. Offer was for more than asking price. She did sell us to the owner though and he is interested and having us as tenants. So he countered higher thinking he woudl walk away. The guy accepted the offer so we are out of the house. Not out of the running just yet though. Still inspection to do and the owner does not plan on doing anything to the house if the guy asks him to. For us he is willing to do a couple things but not for him. So if the guy walks away the house is ours. She is taking it off the market to keep other offers from coming in. So we should know midweek what is going on there.
In the mean time the owner is willing to buy another property in the area and do a three year lease to own situation was us in whatever property he finds. So the realitor is checking out a house today actually and will be letting us know what she looks at as she goes. So we could end up with something better. Just don't know at this point. It may work out in our favor.
Either way I am bummed. Not so much over the house as much as not knowing what is going on. Being in a transition period and not knowing what is going to happen next. I was excited and ready to go and now the rug is out for under me. I will be fine once we know more concrete things. In the mean time we keep packing and preparing to move at some point in the near future hopefully.
Just want to add a huge thank you for all the prayers and support from our friends. We have the best friends we could ever ask for I think. You are all wondeful and we probably don't say it enough. Just keep praying and I am sure it will work out in the end.
Later gators.
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