My heart will go on

So much left unsaid these last few months.  The hope for changes, and yet, here we are, basically where we were months ago.  And I’ve been unwilling to write it all out for some reason up to this point.

Our house.  We had listed it for sale in February, then we took it off the market in March.   Relisted in late April, and it’s currently for sale now.

We wanted more space, and that’s why we listed our house for sale in the first place.  But then… but then Josh felt the need to change careers (rightfully so) and had applied for a position he really wanted, but expected would pay less, so we took our house off the market, completely content to stay put if it meant making this career change.

He was selected for the position!  But, unfortunately, agonizingly, he had to turn it down when they offered him a salary that was just too low for us to live on, even in our current house.  I would have had to go back to work just to make ends meet, and my amazing husband knew that wouldn’t be a good option for our family.  So he’s sticking it out in a place he’d rather not be, just for us, until he can find that right fit somewhere else.  I love him for it.

Once we knew he wouldn’t be taking the big pay cut we were expecting, we started looking at few houses for sale in our town.  Actually, one house.  There was a big house that came up for sale and we went to take a look at it and then made an offer that evening.  It had so much space, but needed a lot of work.  The whole house needed cosmetic updates.  Very 70s.

Our offer was accepted and was contingent on the sale of our house.  Except, our house was not on the market because we had taken it off.  So, the next day we had it listed again at a reduced price, hoping it would sell quickly and we could proceed with the purchase of this other house.  To complicate things, the sellers had also accepted another offer – also contingent on the sale of a house.

If you remember back a few months, April 30th was the last day one could sign a purchase agreement for a house and still receive a federal tax credit of either $6,500 or $8,000.  There was a lot of activity as April wound down.  We had a lot of showings, but no offers.  Then we got the call.  Not a good news, you-have-an-offer call.  Nope, the sellers had received a third offer, not contingent on the sale of any home.  We had the chance to buy it without selling our current home first, but we couldn’t take that gamble.  We couldn’t afford two mortgages for very long!  So, we “lost” the house.

I was truly sad about it for five minutes.  But then, I knew that it wasn’t meant to be, that something else is in store for us.  It’s ok.  Really.

The month of May came and went with only a few showings… really not much activity at all.  And here we are in June already!  We had a showing Monday, but haven’t heard anything yet, so I’m assuming it’s a no-go.  The right people for this house will come around eventually.  Until that happens, we won’t be looking seriously at any other houses.  We don’t really want to go through that whole contingency thing again.

“I’m ok, you’re ok, that there’s what it is!” ~H.I. McDunnough

Sorry, I just had to lighten things up a bit.  I don’t want anyone feeling sorry for us!  Pretty silly, this stuff we’ve been going through (places back of hand delicately on forehead).

After the last interviewing process and how that concluded, Josh is just now getting back into “the search”.  Pray for us, please!  It’s a daunting process.