I don’t think I have the mental gusto to take y’all through all the details, but I’ve only written a fraction of the frustration and confusion of our house-buying on the blog. I just haven’t wanted my little corner of the net to focus on all that all the time.
I didn’t want ME to focus on all that all the time.
I ran into my realtor Wednesday afternoon. We stood there for a moment, lamenting the madness that has taken over this process. He used words like “nightmare” “never seen anything like this before” “unreal” and “incomprehensible.” My realtor is as dumbfounded and frustrated as we are.
BUT, even in the latest wave of dumbfoundification, he managed to get everyone on the same page for closing on Wednesday, Feb. 10th. (I told him I’d believe it when I walk in the meeting to sign the papers. He understood.)
And if our closing date is delayed by even ONE DAY, our loan approval will expire and we will be forced to start the loan application process all over again, tacking weeks onto this already mindblowingly long process.
So, friends, if you think of me and my corner of the world over the next few days, say a quick prayer. Or three.
PRAYING!!!
Will definitely be praying. You know I hate that you guys have had to go through this. Hoping this time next week you’ll be unpacking boxes!
Mandy, I loved those extremely long words in which you expressed your anguish.
Buying or selling a house has never been without glitches, but you have seemed to hit most of them.
As we use to tell our sales people the sell is not done until the very last paper has been signed.
So try to stay calm and remember all good things come to those who wait.
(Note I did not say patiently) that might be a bit much right now.
I’ll say a prayer for you all.
Love,
Aunt Fay
Thank you for not adding “patiently” to that advice! I actually am floating between hope and helplessness right now. Seems like the people who hold our future in their hands are not the ones with our best interest at heart. That’s a tough position to be in.
Just this afternoon, the bank loan processing lady asked if we did something… Something she never asked us to do. Of course we didn’t. And we had to scramble to get it done so she can finish our paperwork. I’m afraid that scenario will play out again and again next week, until we run out of time.
Thank you for your prayers, Aunt Fay.
holy cow.
i can’t even begin to figure out what could make them drag yall through that…
praying it will work out well and on time!!!
I pray that the Lord will be with you in peace and that the confusion will be removed, in Jesus’ name!
I remember the day they finally handed me the keys to my first place. I walked in the door and sunk down to the ground where I sat on the very last stair in the stair well…and I cried… because it was over, because it was mine, because it was worth it.
It sounds like you are not sure it will all come together on the 10th…but it will all come together eventually…and when it does I know you will feel like it was worth it.
I pray the wind is at your back encouraging you and this process along!
Thank you renee. I have a feeling tears are in my future as well.
hoping with you. and praying.
and loving the fact that i saw your house. and stood in your living room.
Praying for you Mandy!! This all sucks. I know God has some lesson for ya’ll (georgian accent just for you) to learn in all of this.
Jen
How about I don’t limit it to three and just pray without ceasing? For you, I’d do anything
I remember this for ourselves. It wasn’t anywhere near as painful as yours, but closing meetings & believing it when it happens were part of it.
So, from someone who has been there…praying, way more than 3 times
“dumbfoundification” – and you made fun of me for saying muslimification last night
Ya’ll are in our prayers.
It is 16 degrees here…
I was in a similar situation 18 months ago when I sold my house to move. It literally came down to a crazy bunch of phone calls, faxes, etc while the buyers sat at the table, threatening to leave the offer…and I was 350 miles away. It all worked, though to this day no one can figure how it did with so many things ‘going wrong’…stay strong, God has it all under control…