Well kids, here's the last bit of news we've all been waiting for. We've accepted an offer on our house in Gilberts. I have very mixed feelings about the whole thing. A big part of me is going to be extremely relieved to have that worry gone and not have to think about how we're gonna manange two payments. The other part of me is saddened to see our house turned over to someone else. We'll pretty much be coming out of the deal with little more than we started with which is kinda depressing when I think back to our original goal behind buying the house. But I need to remember that the bigger thing is we won't be losing money by paying on a mortgage for an empty house and that to truly have made that investment worth it, we would have had to stay there for a lot longer.
So I've been having these roller coaster feelings where one moment I'm feeling so relieved and then suddenly I just feel like I want to cry and barf all at the same time. I hate getting so attached to things. But B made an excellent observation the other day. He said that instead of investing in real estate, now we're investing in ourselves. With the move out here, we have the chance to financially start over and and start making some wiser decisions. That alone will offer tremendous piece of mind.
So yay! We have an offer! This is that last piece of business that needed taking care of, and given what we were up against (the builder) we're damn lucky that we sold within 3 weeks of being on the market. I am so thankful that we've been so blessed how this whole adventure is turning out. We're both employed, we have a place to live and now we're getting that house sold. Of course, no formal celebrations until the papers are signed and the keys handed over. Don't want to jinx ourselves!!!!
3 comments:
It's too bad you don't have someone you could have rented the house to... thus letting someone else make your mortgage payments on the house in G-Town for you. (Then again, being out-of-town landlords would be a huge pain in the ass.)
Brian's exactly right about that "investment in yourselves" thing. So the first-home investment didn't work out. No biggie. You didn't LOSE money on it (as you pointed out), and you still came out ahead because you had a fantastic place to live for the time that you were there. Congrats on getting an offer on the house so quickly, too! That's fantastic!
I was very surprised to get the phone call that your house was sold so soon! That is great news and that is one less thing you have to worry about now, and making moving on all that much easier. Don't worry about the investment not working out as planned, people's goals change. Your goals at the time of purchasing it are totally different than the goals you have now. Think back to when you graduated high school, or even college, and remember the goals that you had then...Were they the same goals that you had at the time of the house purchase? See, goals change over the years and that's not a bad thing. In fact, in your case, it's turning out to be very very good! Things seem to be moving so smoothly for you two - despite the fun roller coaster rides! Can't wait to see you guys in a few weeks!
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