on the way out the door to sign papers committing us to buying the house on friday night, the hippie received some rather unfortunate news regarding his company. let's just say that some new shit has come to light. some Bad Shit. some shit that makes buying a house right now a not-so-intelligent gamble. so. in the single most disappointing experience of my adult life, we let the house go. blah.
and i know rationally that this decision is the only one we can really make. and i am grateful as hell that we found out the Bad Shit now, when there was still a way to unbind ourselves from buying rather than in a month, when we would have been closing. and i know that in two months, we will likely start over and end up buying something. and who knows--maybe we will find something we love even more. but dude! it just sucks when you have expended such a tremendous amount of emotional energy making the decision to buy, to move, to make your life work in a new place. and then, when everything seemed to be ok, let yourself get excited about it. i guess i feel like the proverbial rug has been pulled from beneath my feet.
so thanks for the congratulations you folks sent my way. and wish me happy thoughts as i adjust to this new decision to stay put for a few more months. i think i am going to go buy a new couch to console myself.
5 comments:
I don't know what to say...that sucks! But at least you knew prior to everything was legally binding. :0(
Oh, Nooo! Gosh, so sorry to hear about the plans changing so suddening. But, at least you found out before you signed. Signing is scary enough when everything is going as planned but getting bad news afterwards would have been horrific.
I know you will find the perfect house at the perfect time and I have just one tad of advice. Buy as soon as you can. There's nothing better to spend your money on than "real" estate.
I send hugs and good vibes. The next house you find will be even better and if not, have the same one built when you are ready!
Jackie, I'm so sorry!
so sorry to hear about that - i know you know that "it's for the best" and all that blah-blah stuff, but still it sucks. some wise words my dad once told me - no matter how good of a deal it is and how much you want it and how perfect the house is, if you can't afford it, it's not that perfect. if the "Bad Shit" was going to put you all in any type of tight financial straits, it's not worth it - stress about money and mortgages is not good for your health or your relationship. this just means that the PERFECT perfect house is the next one you'll find. :) we're thinking happy thoughts for you and also for the hippie's job situation - hopefully, the bad stuff will go away. hang in there! :) kimmie
yeah, affording the house wasn't really the problem--we have been looking for someting we could afford on one salary. our big fear is that if the hippies job disintegrates, he may not be able to get another job in this area. it would truly suck to buy the house, and then have to move to austin or california before we even closed on it. *sigh* i am still in mourning for my lost laundry room and the view i almost had from my kitchen window.
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