Friday, May 22, 2009

Champagne tastes, (root) beer budget

AKA "house hunting." Ugh. I just called our future renter and asked her what she thought about pushing the move-in date back a couple of weeks. I'm kind of glad there was no answer so she can listen to her message recorder and think it over without being in the spot. It would be cheaper for them since their current place is about 2/3 the price of ours, and she doesn't think their current landlord is going to rent the place out immediately, so HER landlord might not mind.

It's all very frustrating. Dh and I have been working full-bore on finding housing in the new location, but are coming up against roadblocks every way we turn, it seems. Now we're having to try to get a construction loan for the house our offer's been accepted on simply because one bathroom is gutted and there is no stove or dishwasher. Tell me how many homes there are out there that have only one bathroom and no dishwasher and require you to bring your own stove. MILLIONS??? Of course, but this one can't get a conventional loan. So we press on.

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