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This Might Be It

September 15th, 2014 at 05:31 pm

We have people meeting with their loan officer today to see if they can get a mortgage to buy our house. We haven't gotten the offer yet, no earnest money has been put down, but our realtor is very hopeful. This is the closest we've come to actually selling the thing. Prayers and crossed fingers would be appreciated. There were also two more showings this week.

Unfortunately the nasty rain storm we had last Monday moved some flashing on the roof and caused a small leak in the hallway by the furnace. So now we have to get a roofer out to fix the flashing around the furnace outtake pipe and/or patch the roof. Then our handyman will redo the inside ceiling where the rain damage came through.

That roof is 14 years old. It's supposed to be a 20 year roof, but we've had several leaks. If the original roofer hadn't had a heart attack and gone out of business, this would be covered in the warranty, but as it is, we have to come up with the money to pay to have it fixed. Last time flashing came loose it cost $150 to have it repaired. If it is more than flashing, it may be much more.

If it turns out the roof is bad altogether, we will offer a reduction in the price of the house so they can afford to get it reroofed. The only way we could do it would be to take out a home equity loan and then pay it off with the house sale. I don't want to do that, especially if the sale falls through.

Things are going fairly well on the farm front. The newborn kits are all still alive and doing well. They have their fur in now and they should be opening their eyes today or tomorrow. Aren't they adorable?

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10 Responses to “This Might Be It”

  1. Ima saver Says:
    September 15th, 2014 at 05:34 pm 1410798897
    1410798897

    fingers crossed, Robin!

  2. JulieAlbright Says:
    September 15th, 2014 at 05:51 pm 1410799892
    1410799892

    Oh, I'm really hopeful this is the ONE for you Robin. Good Luck.

  3. Petunia 100 Says:
    September 15th, 2014 at 06:53 pm 1410803634
    1410803634

    Thinking positive thoughts. Good luck! Smile

  4. starfishy Says:
    September 15th, 2014 at 06:55 pm 1410803708
    1410803708

    fingers and toes crossed - i really hope this goes thru or something else soon - you deserve to be unburdened from that house!!!

  5. creditcardfree Says:
    September 15th, 2014 at 09:10 pm 1410811856
    1410811856

    I hope these are the sellers you have been waiting for!!

  6. ceejay74 Says:
    September 15th, 2014 at 11:22 pm 1410819772
    1410819772

    Fingers crossed! I feel ya on the unexpected repair -- our kitchen sink in the condo decided to back up and get all clogged right as we're getting a bunch of showings. Luckily my husband was able to fix it for free. We've got our only seriously interested party EVER coming back tonight for a 4th showing. I hope you and I both get offers this week!!

  7. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    September 16th, 2014 at 02:44 am 1410831864
    1410831864

    Oh I so hope this is the ticket!

  8. wowitsawonderfullife Says:
    September 16th, 2014 at 03:13 am 1410833592
    1410833592

    Good luck Robin!

  9. PNW Mom Says:
    September 16th, 2014 at 04:02 am 1410836564
    1410836564

    Fingers crossed!

  10. LuckyRobin Says:
    September 18th, 2014 at 07:18 pm 1411064312
    1411064312

    Thank you. I appreciate all the prayers and well wishes.

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