This was the first attempt... really glad it fell through! |
I am
going to take a step back for a moment in this series and actually talk about a
few months prior to us moving into the house. By the time the summer was coming
to an end, my wife and I had a big decision that we had to make. Our lease was
set to end today and while we had been looking at houses for some time, and we
were under agreement on a property, there were no guarantees. While we usually
take a more careful approach to situations, we decided to take a chance and
give our notice that we will be not renewing our lease. So, when we sent our
rent check in late August for the month of September, we included a note that,
in accordance with our lease, we were not going to be renewing.
Technically,
we had a place that, at the time, we thought we would be living but, as
September slowly trudged on, that reality quickly dissolved and we soon found
ourselves without a place to live come December. It was an interesting feeling of
uncertainty and one that had us contemplating whether we should try to extend
our lease but it was also freeing in the fact that it was one less thing to
think about as we continued to search for a home. If anything, it certainly
served as a motivator to get things done and step up our efforts to find a home.
Things
do happen for a reason and our house hunt definitely proved that point. Within
a week of terminating the agreement on the first house (based on inspections),
we reached an agreement on a second, far superior, home. After talking with the
bank the following week and shortening the escrow to 45 days, we knew that we
would be moving and would be making the transition from a house to a home by
the end of November. As it turns out, taking that chance in late August was going
to pay off.
Contrary
to the first ordeal which was rife with misleading statements and answers that
didn’t match up with the facts and documents from the county, the process for
the second house went as smooth as we could have hoped for and now that second
house is now our home. No more renting, no more moving, and no more uncertainty
about where we are going to be living this time next year or the year after. We
are home.