Offer update

Well the wind has been blown out of our sails. Our offer on Myrtle was not even close to their counter offer. They are not in the position to sell is what is boils down to. Our realtor thinks it wouldn't appraise for what the counter was and not even sure it would for $10,000 less than that which was our offer. We really liked that house and it was move in ready, would only repaint 1 wall and 1 room to start but the room could have waited. The living room had a bright orangey wall but the rest was neutral. I am trying to keep positive in the process and have the attitude that it was not meant to be and we will find something just as nice or better.

Moving day is next Friday. We have already taken a lot of boxes to his moms garage and I am going tonight after a meeting to buy a lock for the storage unit that we are getting. Hope to get more moved Saturday while its nice so only the big stuff and the things we are taking to the rental for next Friday. The rental has all new carpet on the first floor so it should be fairly nice to move into for a month or 2 till we find a house.

Off topic.....so far I am 3 for 3 in the basketball playoffs. I know its early but its a good start.

New house.....maybe

I think we are going to put an offer in on this house
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/496-Myrtle-Ave_Newark_OH_43055_1115612543
The pictures are not the best but mine are still on the camera and I thought having the link would be enough. We really like it and its off one of the main drags in Newark, but far enough away that its quiet. If they like our offer we may ask them to take down the pool. We are torn on this, we had one at the house we just sold, but hardly ever used it and finally tore it down. Even if I do get pregnant soon its going to be several years before the child would even benefit from it. Yes we have our friends kids and my 2nd cousin but is that enough to justify the cost of water and chemicals....to me, no. Once we hear back I will update.

SOLD!!!

Closing is set for March 12! The buyers offered us $500 more towards the purchase and they are buying the pool table and accessories for $500. Our realtor is not taking commission on the sale of our house either. That was very generous of Jeff and hope to repay him some if not all in the future, but I need to discuss that with Neil. Since we have to be out of the house 14 days after closing; March 26....packing has begun. Need to call and see how much a storage unit costs among all the other phone calls I need to make. We are going to be staying in a house that my church just bought on the corner of Day and Main, but the rent they are going to charge is outrageous. I'm not happy about it but Neil doesn't want to stay with my parents or his mom till we find the house we are going to buy. Its hard to find a short term rental when you have 2 dogs and a cat. It sucks but what can we do. Now we just need to find a house that we both love and want to live in for 10+ years and we will be set. Since its now March we are hoping that more houses will be put on the market and give us a few more options to choose from. We have 4 that we really like but not one that we love. Wish us luck!