Selling a House

Sucks.
It is as simple as that.
This transaction is one of life's little horrors.
Even a quick sale is filled with stress.
What ifs dot the horizon.
What if they try to take advantage of us?
What if they try to get something for nothing?
What if they make up stuff that is wrong?
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So many uncertainties.
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Buying is hard, too, but not as bad.
We seem to have sold our house...
But I am not counting the chickens before they hatch because the offer was way too low.
And I can't sell us tooo short.
I want to be out of there--but also fair.
It is an awesome house, deserving of awesome people.
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Which the buyers seem to be: awesome that is.
We came back with another offer, which is still really awful.
Way below what we wanted.
This way, we actually LOSE $3,000 from when we bought it!
You are supposed to MAKE money, not lose it!
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But...
We did live there for three years.
And it would mean being free.
Free, free, free!
So I am rooting for that option.
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To complicate matters, I totally love the buyer!
She is so nice!
We totally connect!
So that is hard.
We have been chatting and becoming True Friends.
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My prediction is that the house doesn't sell to them.
That they end up not buying it.
And that it sells to someone else.
Happily, the buyer found out that we have lake access, which we kind of knew but not.
So that will help sell the house for the next round!
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Fingers crossed.
I see a June closing in our future, one way or the other.
We have two more house showings coming up this week.
Here is to lilacs and honeysuckle and roses and everything else that the house offers: amazing sunrises and beautiful victorian energy and windows...
Everything I fell in love with.