Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Housing Update...

Our house situation has turned into something of a nightmare. The tenants have not left. The seller has begun the eviction proceedings through the court. (Although the tenants still keep claiming they have another place to live and are in the process of moving out, it is a bit hard to believe them.) The first court date is next week, so we will know more than. We had to hire a new lawyer; we are living with my dad. At some point we will probably have to make a decision to walk away or see it through the whole court proceeding. (We are looking at what else is out there, but so far are not in love with anything else.) If we close, the seller will cover the cost of our storage and increased fees from the title company. If we walk away, we lose that, plus everything we have put toward our first lawyer fees and the two inspections we have had done. And, we still love this house. Hopefully it will work out in the next two weeks and we will like the house more because we had to fight for it.

As frustrating as the situation is, and it is frustrating, we can't help but count our blessings. It is hard to feel bad about a delay moving into our new home when you watch the news filled with people who are homeless as a result of the hurricanes. Also, I can't imagine having to go through this on my own. Joel has been very strong and supportive. So, I guess it has brought us closer (though we are living in close quarters and we get a bit snappish with each other once in a while).
-NLB