Auuugh! Did you cave because it's good enough, or did you get browbeaten into this somehow? =P (I really have no idea, come to think of it, just how tough or easy of a negotiator you are "in real life", after all.)
I know you feel shakey about the deal, but I think money put towards enduring happiness is money well spent. If you're confident you would feel happy living there from day to day, year to year, then I think you've made a wise decision.
I think I hear a declaration of the end of Major Real Estate Search Operations. The only difference between that and declaring victory is how you feel about it, so why not be happy? You like the place and the location. The repairs are going to involve cost and hassle, but you already think it's going to be worth it or you wouldn't have said yes. You're allowed to have been right. It's ok to say "cool -- this worked fairly well" instead of "sigh ... this wasn't quite as good as it could have been."
Congratulations and may the rest of this go as painlessly as it can so that you can be settled in and (more or less) effortlessly enjoying your new home within a few months.
If that's different than the pictures that are already up in the next post, I'll take one, although my main Email address can't handle an attachment that big (5MB file size limit), so it will work out better to send it to my work Email.
I don't know what your work email is, in fact. The inspection pictures are different (very) from the real estate pictures. You get to see the horrible-looking A/C unit, for example, in the inspection, and close-ups of the many ungrounded outlets. (The first five pages of the inspection report, where all the "action needed" items are, is littered with "outlets need to be grounded in this room" "outlets need to be grounded in that room" "oh, heck, THEY'RE ALL NOT GROUNDED, just re-do the whole wiring OK?")
Hey, you became a homeowner just a few hours ago! Congrats. :-)
As tiring and headache-making as this procedure was, some good things came out of it. You rose to meet the challenges that were presented - finding a real estate agent, sifting through mortgage offers, arranging for inspections, negotiating with the sellers - and resolved them all. I still say that's no mean feat.
Also, thanks to the fantastic building inspector you chose, you're going into this purchase with eyes wide-open. You know about all of the house's flaws now and can correct them accordingly...which I'm sure you'll do well. I have faith!
So now that you've made your decision - is there anything I can do to help with the closing/moving/new-homeowner-support process? :-) I know that I'm a fair distance away but if you think of anything, just drop me an e-mail or call (phone # available to you upon request).
Thank you for the offer! I'm not sure what you can do from your current location. Trask has submitted a bunch more online forms to try to get us a mover; hopefully one of those folks will get back to him. I've got an appointment with a contractor on the Monday after next, to get an estimate on the cost of taking care of the house problems that the sellers aren't fixing. (At this point, I'm seriously thinking of running the A/C into the ground rather than replacing it before it breaks. We've got a window unit anyway, so even if the A/C died at the height of a heat wave and it took two weeks to get someone in to fix it, we'd still be able to get by.)
I'm not sure what I could do for you from several states away, either, but the offer stands. You never know. Stranger things have happened! ;-)
As for finding a mover, as long as you don't hire the company Kage used, you'll be fine. They broke some of his Corelware, for goodness sakes! I didn't think that was possible.
Congrats! Reaction will soon settle in and you'll get a MASSIVE case of "the shakes"---but once you're past THAT minor detail (heh!) you'll realize that you'll no longer be throwing money down a rat hole (renting!). Anything you do to YOUR house will HELP your house INCREASE in value.
Then there's the "pride in ownership" thing, too...and that DOES count, believe me!
I know how you feel. I caved on my phone, because I really wanted it and was very tired of the hassel. Eventually you get over the extra money you had to spend but didn't want to spend. Well, financially that expenditure didn't bother me, still... there's that taken feeling.
Every day, millions of people go to bed at night without saying "if you don't give me a 20% raise, I quit" to their bosses even though they might have been tempted. Some of them would have gotten that raise if only they had been willing to try a little brinksmanship. The problem with brinksmanship is that sometimes the other side has it too. I wouldn't look forward to a game of chicken with two "winners."
You haven't been conned just because you didn't have Evil Kineval's risk tolerance.
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Enjoy It
Congratulations and may the rest of this go as painlessly as it can so that you can be settled in and (more or less) effortlessly enjoying your new home within a few months.
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Next crisis - the house-warming party. Time to start dropping hints.
Much happiness - how soon can we see some pictures?
Stay Good - The Lady, Anne
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I'll take that
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:)
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I'll pass on the MEGA file for the time being - it would probably be faster to drive over than to wait for the download.
With any luck, next time I head out to Chicago or W.VA I'll get a chance to meet you both in person.
Keep that smile on her face - Be good - The Lady, Anne
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As tiring and headache-making as this procedure was, some good things came out of it. You rose to meet the challenges that were presented - finding a real estate agent, sifting through mortgage offers, arranging for inspections, negotiating with the sellers - and resolved them all. I still say that's no mean feat.
Also, thanks to the fantastic building inspector you chose, you're going into this purchase with eyes wide-open. You know about all of the house's flaws now and can correct them accordingly...which I'm sure you'll do well. I have faith!
So now that you've made your decision - is there anything I can do to help with the closing/moving/new-homeowner-support process? :-) I know that I'm a fair distance away but if you think of anything, just drop me an e-mail or call (phone # available to you upon request).
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As for finding a mover, as long as you don't hire the company Kage used, you'll be fine. They broke some of his Corelware, for goodness sakes! I didn't think that was possible.
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Then there's the "pride in ownership" thing, too...and that DOES count, believe me!
Regards!
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Grr. Hugs. Sleep on the laundry.
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There's a difference between getting conned and not wanting to play chicken
You haven't been conned just because you didn't have Evil Kineval's risk tolerance.