I've been avoiding saying anything about this for fear of jinxing it, but considering that even the inconceivable has gone wrong, I can't see the harm.
Our buyer came back. That's right. The buyer we had lined up in May who had to back out due to her out-of-state custody battle going longer than she thought--yeah, she came back. With her dad. And we couldn't have been happier to hear the deal had been revived.
Then, what should have been predictably, things started going wrong. In-fighting between realtors, failure to get the earnest money in the right place, then an FHA inspection that managed to happen the day AFTER the unprecedented heavy rains hit our old house and caused a roof leak.
Closing was pushed back a week. I was on the phone constantly. We got a contracter in to give estimates on the interior damage. We got a contracter in to do the roof. The buyer complained about the a/c, we got it serviced and repaired--we did all this within 4 days. We got things ironed out with the lender, had our paperwork notarized, the money wired and were suposed to close today.
It didn't happen. Yet. It's not dead yet either. Apparently there is ONE missing piece of paper. The buyer has it packed away in some random box in the back of a truck headed up from Florida, and the company that could replace it has had their computers down for two days. We're hoping this piece of paper can be found before Monday so the deal can be done.
We have been so lucky to have Jim and Joanne to help us with this house. I will always be greatful. But today, after spending four days on the phone, three days without a shower and two days with a teething infant, I'm exhausted.
Please say a prayer or cross your fingers, throw a coin in a fountain, turn your necklace chain around, blow away an eyelash--whatever lucky thing you can think of do for us--we need this house to close!
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