Selling a house is so F-R-U-S-T-R-A-T-I-N-G!!!! You may have read my earlier post about getting our first offer and losing it due to health issues with the buyer.
This past weekend, we got another offer, and this morning the buyer had to withdraw. This time, we didn't make it all the way to closing due to funding issues. The buyers debt to income ratio was too high, so their lender would not approve them (despite the fact that they'd already been given a preapproval letter).
The good news is that the withdrawals don't have anything to do with our house. They still like the house. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this house!
I hope what they say is true..."The 3rd time is the charm."!!!!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Cravings
Ha! Gotcha...no, not my cravings.
Donny has always been my good eater. Remember when we had to put him on a diet when he was just a few months old?
We went to dinner this past weekend (after going to look at new furniture for a new house we might not get...boo!) and we got the pleasure of watching Donny do this...
Yes, you're seeing right. He's dipping his french fries in my refried beans. He was LOVING it! However, Mommy was not loving the diapers that came with this the day after. Ha!!!
Donny has always been my good eater. Remember when we had to put him on a diet when he was just a few months old?
We went to dinner this past weekend (after going to look at new furniture for a new house we might not get...boo!) and we got the pleasure of watching Donny do this...
Yes, you're seeing right. He's dipping his french fries in my refried beans. He was LOVING it! However, Mommy was not loving the diapers that came with this the day after. Ha!!!
Highest of the High to the Lowest of the LOW
As you know, we put our house on the market at the end of January. We had several showings right off the bat followed by 2 weeks of ice and snow. That definitely slowed the traffic. But, to our delight, we received an offer on Saturday, February 19th. The offer was good, we countered, and the buyer accepted. We even went to look at new houses the same day we received an offer on our house. We found the home we LOVE and put an offer on it the following day.
Our potential buyer scheduled some inspections, we made some repairs in anticipation of selling the house, and then BAM! We found out that our buyer was terminating the contract due to health issues. While her reasoning is understandable, it sure doesn't lessen the blow to us.
We may lose the house we fell in love with. Don's ready to drain his 401K and all of our savings to take on 2 mortgages, but I'm trying to think further on down the road. I don't want to drain all of those funds...One day, we'll want to retire and need some money to do that with.
Today, our house is officially back on the market. Back to cleaning all night and every morning in hopes that a new buyer will come along soon!
Selling a house is an emotional roller coaster that I do not ever want to go through again!
Our potential buyer scheduled some inspections, we made some repairs in anticipation of selling the house, and then BAM! We found out that our buyer was terminating the contract due to health issues. While her reasoning is understandable, it sure doesn't lessen the blow to us.
We may lose the house we fell in love with. Don's ready to drain his 401K and all of our savings to take on 2 mortgages, but I'm trying to think further on down the road. I don't want to drain all of those funds...One day, we'll want to retire and need some money to do that with.
Today, our house is officially back on the market. Back to cleaning all night and every morning in hopes that a new buyer will come along soon!
Selling a house is an emotional roller coaster that I do not ever want to go through again!
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