First of all, thank you for your well wishes and prayers for us with regards to this post.
Unfortunately/Fortunately (depending on how you want to look at it) the kid backed out and the house is back on the market.
I'm not gonna lie, I was FURIOUS on Thursday when we first heard. We offered the A/C as a "diving save" maneuver. I screamed and cried (in a house by myself because Matt was on a plane to Utah) and, as I mentioned on IM to my friends, I was in such a state that even the Cheesecake Factory Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake sitting in my fridge sounded gross. I prayed my guts out on Friday night, but rather than praying for the kid to change his mind, I prayed that I would be OK with whatever happened and told the Lord that I knew He knew best.
Friday morning I woke up feeling much better. I called our Realtor and told him that the kid had until noon to decide if he wanted to take us up on our offer and then after that, it was off the table and the house was back on the market - no more negotiations with the lame-o. Our Realtor agreed with my decision and called the other Realtor.
Turns out, the other Realtor is ready to smack that kid upside the head. They've been looking for six months and the other Realtor thinks our house is an amazing deal and the guy is stupid for not taking it WITHOUT the free A/C. Apparently the guys older brother is jealous because our house is nicer than the one he lives in and he doesn't think his little brother deserves a nicer house than he has. I guess it's turned into quite the family drama for the buyer's family and now he just doesn't want it. Period. BUT, his Realtor is afraid that in two weeks he's going to realize our house is the best one out there and he'll come back. And guess what? No closing costs and no A/C for you, pal.
Good riddance, says me. After we dropped the price, we got an offer within two days. I have no doubt that someone else will want our house AND I very much doubt we'll have to pay closing costs OR put in a new A/C, so I really think it's going to be much better in the long run.
So we're starting over. The house is back on the market and now I'm praying for another, more REASONABLE, less of an idiot buyer. And honestly? I believe it's going to happen.
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Just FYI, I'm on vacation right now, so Soap Opera Sunday may be up later than usual (if I can even decide which story I'm going to write about!!!).
Ta-Daa! Sticky!
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:( i'm sorry you've had so much trouble w/this buyer! but you seem to have a really good attitude about it, and i'm sure it'll end up well in the long run. sometimes it's hard to wait for the long run.
Whew! I think this was the best choice. I'm sorry that Thursday was so awful for you. I'd have been happy to just come over and scream with you (and eat your cheesecake, natch--I'd hate for it to go to waste). You sound like you're at peace now, and that's wonderful. I'll be praying my guts out for you that you get this thing sold without further craziness! Love you to death, Brilly-pooh
Okay, my comment looks like I was calling YOU "Brilly-pooh". It was supposed to be more like a signature, like this:
Love you to death,
Brilly-pooh.
(that's better, isn't it)
hang in there. I think you really are taking the right approach. I will send some prayers up for you. I honestly believe that everything happens for a reason...even if you don't know what the reason is. The ex-buyer sure sounds like a real butthead..lol. My fingers are crossed for you.
Good for you gal. Your dear old house deserves better than to belong to such a butthead! Hoping that all works out for you soon. After all, it is your turn!
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