So you say you want to sell your house (part 2)

So last I posted, I left you at the point in our journey where we had received an offer on our home.  Let's just save you the frustration and anxiety of the "haggling" :)  After some back and forth, we finally came to an agreement with the buyer.  YAY!

OH.....now the fun stuff....what stays and what goes.  We were pretty lucky with this aspect in that the buyer wasn't too demanding.  So next step was having our home inspected!  They came, they left, all was well.  We are very blessed and lucky that my husband is handy and everything since we have moved in was updated or replaced.

So....that is all done....so now what?  OH, the best part!  Now you find a home in the process of all this mess.

WELL, we found one!  I walked in and felt peace.  I felt like I was home.  I could see our family growing up there.  So, we made an offer.  Now, we were thinking that we would have some "haggling" and be done....like our house.  OH NO!  The seller wanted nothing to do with our offer (which by the way was very fair for the area).  So, we came back again with a better offer.  OH NO!  Again wanted nothing to do with it.  Is it us?  Do we smell funny?

We make one final offer....laid it all out on the table.  FINALLY!  The seller accepted with terms we laid out.  So, now what?  Inspection time!  A few safety concerns, but its small enough that the seller should be able to take care of it.  Now onto the loan.

We sat down to sign off our loan and the agreement paperwork wasn't written up the way we intended it to.  SO, back to square one and we resubmit the offer (no less money to the seller) and we wait.  This whole process has been a waiting game....the seller taking their good ole time getting back to us.  Almost two days go buy and we get a call from our realtor.

Here is the best part!  The seller came back accepting our offer but then taking back things that they agreed would stay when we first agreed!!!!  GASP!  At this point we were so fed up and angry we said we were done.  Skipping past the painful details, we ended up signing an agreement to cancel the entire agreement.  Then the seller changed their tone.....to the point of doing repairs that we didn't even ask to be done that the inspector noted in his report.

We waited and gave ourselves time to really think things over.....and decided to continue with the buying of this house.

Thanks for reading today!  Next up is the loan and appraisal process....OH YAY!  Stay tuned!

~ <3 ~
Me

So you say you want to sell your house? (part 1)

No, this isn't fitness related, but this is what my life entails right now, so I want to share it!

So you decided to sell your house did you??  Thought it would be simple, fun, and easy did you? 

It took us almost 2 years to finally decide to list our home.  We decided to list with a Realtor who we were confident with and who (through friends) got the job done and fast. 

Someone came to take pictures.  I will tell you that if you EVER want to feel like you are living in a strangers home, prep your house for showings.  We moved furniture to our Aunt's house and we cleared all counters and clutter.  I am still looking for things that we have put away.  SO, you get the photos taken....a few days later....BAM!!!!  Your house is officially listed online for thousands of people to see.

So not only am I paranoid wondering what people think about the photos.  I am wondering if they like them enough.....will anyone come and see our house....did we list it too high....what if we miss out on a house we love because ours isn't sold yet.  My brain has been in overdrive.

So our home gets listed on a Tuesday.  Tuesday afternoon my phone goes off and someone wants to see it already the following day.  SO, we have a plan....get home from work....organize a bit and vacuum....pack up the two kids and two dogs.  We head out and grab some dinner and take the kids to the park. 

When you show your house you are given an hour time window.  This means the potential buyer can come 10 minutes before the time or 10 minutes after the end of the hour and stay until they are done.  Now, having two young children and two dogs with you, you hope they come early and leave ASAP so you can just get back home :)

Then you walk back through your door and see that little business card sitting on your counter and all you can think about is "What did they think?!"  "Will they make an offer?!".  So, you just basically have to wait and see!  We are lucky that our Realtor sends a survey which lets you know what the potential buyer thought.  The survey came back great!  So great that they came in and made an offer.....a very low offer.  We were disappointed, but started the "haggling" process and fingers crossed that it would come to an agreement.

That is where I will leave you today...this was a long one.  I will continue within the next few days of part 2!  Thanks for reading!

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Me