Oh my. So much is going on my head is spinning. And, my fiance is in Brazil for work until March 14th at the earliest so I'm flying solo for the most part. Cell phone coverage where he's at is awful. Thank goodness for I.M. it's been our main source of contact. Though the time difference (they're four hours ahead of us) and the iffy internet connection there makes that a challenge too. *sigh*
So, I posted a couple weeks back about putting an offer on a new place. Ladies, the seller, who is as stubborn as they come, countered $3k under asking price, still too much. When fiance left for trip, he let the agent know that our offer was a standing offer and to contact me if the seller has a change of heart.
I received a call last night from realtor. Seller recountered with our initial offer price, minus the closing cost assistance and allowance for egress windows. But still...this is HUGE! We are comfortable with the price and are awaiting the realtor to email the paperwork so we can move forward.
The scary part is that not only will our house payment jump up a ton, that's okay, we can swing it we just won't have as much play money, but we have to sell our house now. Our offer can be bumped because of the pending sale of our house stipulation.
We have a couple who LOVE our current home. I love it too but, we are out of room and can't build on, plus we are in town and I really want land for the kids (and dogs) to play and explore. They cannot get the financing on their own though due to a bankruptcy. However, his mother came to look at the house and she LOVES it. She offered to cosign or even straight out purchase it. Perfect, right? Wrong. The wife of the couple doesn't want his mother involved at all, she wants to do it on their own. Every time we've talked with the husband, he is al about letting his mother help. Their house payment is the same as what they are currently paying in rent for a much smaller house and not in our awesome school district.
So, if I can get some, wife knock it off and accept his mother's help vibes, I would really appreciate it.
Also, I intereviewed Thursday for a job which is perfect for our family. It is in the financial field, which I have years of experience in, and is...mother's hours! Perfect for us, since I have two grade school aged children. We would only need chidlcare during the summer, so I'd still bring home a paycheck for most of the year. I feel great about the interview and will hear back the end of next week. Please, please, please, vibes that I get the position.
Thank you, ladies!
This has been a stressful, yet exciting, week. My fiance left Monday and so much has happened already. I could use all the good vibes I can possibly get.