My euphoric thanksgiving high has been smashed into the ground about 5 minutes ago.
My wife and I were happy to finally be in a position to buy a home after 10 years of hard-fought battles with life. After weeks of looking, we finally settled on a home - a compromise of space versus yard for the Orlando area. We had made the choice of a modest almost-1300 sqft house with a decent sized yard, bigger than average which would suit the kids just fine.
After a bit of negotiating, we and the seller agreed on the price, and all that was left was for the paperwork to be signed. We completed our offer, and then waited for the seller to sign and we would proceed to the next step. As our agent patiently waited with us over the course of all last week, we figured the holidays, plus the fact that the seller now resides in Puerto Rico were holding things up.
Yawn, snore... fast forward to 10 minutes ago. My agent calls, and gives me the line, "You want the good news or the bad news?" Last time she asked this it was a minor thing regarding closing costs or something. Being Monday, I opt for the bad news.
The seller has decided not to sell the house. As in not at all... pulled the listing. After three months on the market, now, when the seller actually has a decent offer in his hands, he quashed the idea completely. Even the seller's agent was outright pissed.
I know there's other houses out there, but to come this far for nothing just royally pissed me off, especially for the timing of the thing. This was already down to the wire, as my lease is up at the end of the month, and we are now looking at no permanent place to live for the foreseeable future.
My wife and I were happy to finally be in a position to buy a home after 10 years of hard-fought battles with life. After weeks of looking, we finally settled on a home - a compromise of space versus yard for the Orlando area. We had made the choice of a modest almost-1300 sqft house with a decent sized yard, bigger than average which would suit the kids just fine.
After a bit of negotiating, we and the seller agreed on the price, and all that was left was for the paperwork to be signed. We completed our offer, and then waited for the seller to sign and we would proceed to the next step. As our agent patiently waited with us over the course of all last week, we figured the holidays, plus the fact that the seller now resides in Puerto Rico were holding things up.
Yawn, snore... fast forward to 10 minutes ago. My agent calls, and gives me the line, "You want the good news or the bad news?" Last time she asked this it was a minor thing regarding closing costs or something. Being Monday, I opt for the bad news.
The seller has decided not to sell the house. As in not at all... pulled the listing. After three months on the market, now, when the seller actually has a decent offer in his hands, he quashed the idea completely. Even the seller's agent was outright pissed.
I know there's other houses out there, but to come this far for nothing just royally pissed me off, especially for the timing of the thing. This was already down to the wire, as my lease is up at the end of the month, and we are now looking at no permanent place to live for the foreseeable future.