Friday the 13th

I'm feeling somewhat refreshed today.  Not really because I've had more sleep or anything but because I think Friday the 13th might actually be lucky for us and we might be able to get the contract done today.

The buyers did not walk away in response to our counter, so that was a beautiful thing.  They countered, and then we countered again.  The debate is over price (of course) but moreso over closing date and possession date.  We are very close so I don't see a reason why it can not be worked out. Of course, real estate can surprise you some times so I'm not putting all my eggs in one basket.  They need to respond by noon and if whatever they say is even somewhat reasonable we will say "DONE!"

However, we have 2 more showings tonight.

Tomorrow we're going to go look at houses.  I was able to get a sitter until 4ish so that will help.  It's exciting to think that we could be moving in literally a month!  Friday the 13th is good luck, right?

Roller Coaster

Sorry to leave y'all hanging.  We did get an offer on Tuesday.  We countered it on Wednesday.  They countered it today.  It seems like they are more hung up on timing of possession than price so we may have to negotiate one more time.  I do.not.like negotiations.  They make me want to curl up in the fetal position.  So I've decided to let Mr. Molly handle that b/c as far as I'm concerned the house is selling and I need to move in 6 weeks.

Soooo... switch gears to buying a house.  There is a ridiculous amount of research needed so that we can even come up with a list of houses we want to see.  To date we have looked at 3 houses... 2 were horrible and 1 was awesome (in my opinion).  Mr. Molly thought the awesome one was "nice but not amazing" so we are really not too far along in this whole house search thing.

Next post will outline school district drama and what we are looking for in a house.... stay tuned!!!!  I know, this is riveting stuff. 

p.s. One showing last night, one today, and one tomorrow night.  Wouldn't it be sweet if we could have another offer before we figure out this whole thing? 
p.p.s. Trying to look at houses with two 4 yr olds in tow is horrible.  I do not recommend it.
p.p.p.s.  Shout out to my mom!  Every piece of feedback we've received on our house is that it shows really well and is really nicely staged.  One even said "immaculate".  She staged it and so we probably owe her a cut of our profits from the closing.  Instead we'll reward her by letting her interior decorate our new house.  Congratulations Mom!!

Shortest Lived Blog Ever

So this could possibly be the shortest blog ever.  We already have an offer on the house! The offer came in less than 27 hours after it went on the market.  We had that horrible showing Monday night, then these people came in this morning at 8:30am and made an offer today at 8:15pm.  CaRAYzee.  We may or may not have had a showing at 10:30am today, there was no card or anything.

We have 2 more showings scheduled for tomorrow and also a realtor tour.  We have to counter by 5pm and we are set to see a house we may like to buy at 6pm.

Right now it's just me and Mr. Molly debating over what to counter-offer.  Their offer was good.. clean.. no contingencies, no closing costs.  All they want is a close date of 6 weeks from now. 

So much to debate, so much drama.... generally 2 things I thrive on. 

Tomorrow: 
Realtor tour at 9am
Showing at 10:30am
Cleaning lady at 11:30am
Showing at 3:30pm
Respond to offer at 4:30pm
See a house at 6pm

Oh and work my full time job where I have 3 very important meetings that I have to lead and "be here now."

Oh and make sure my kids are dressed and fed and at school and then picked up on time so I don't have to pay $1 per minute per kid.

Oh and stay within my WW points when all I want to do is stick my face into a pint of Jeni's ice cream.

Shortest blog ever.  Maybe.  It could be all over on May 22nd.