I'm sad and disappointed

[zombiekiller]

Woohoo, I heard from my agent earlier today that they accepted my offer.

So, I was ready to negotiate the closing date to be in late January. Why? Because my folks plan to move back here in February. Well, their counter offer is they want the closing date to be late January. Works for me hehe.

My lawyer is looking through the contract now. If there's no red flag, I guess we'll move forward

I'm gonna make one of the bedrooms into a dungeon for my boyfriend. Chains, whips, leather belts, vibrating dildos, everything!

 

[star-warrior]

Yay!

I'm gonna make one of the bedrooms into a dungeon for my boyfriend. Chains, whips, leather belts, vibrating dildos, everything!

Will there be a viewing gallery?

 

[zombiekiller]

Yay!


Will there be a viewing gallery?

Hehe I've been joking about that with the bf for weeks. I think he's starting to believe me.

So, about the offer, what happened was this. There were 4 other offers. Right away, as soon as I heard that I knew the owner wanted an auction. I've been involved with an auction like this. If I take incremental steps, like a thousand or two each time, everyone will follow suit and I'll just end up with a much higher price. It's human nature to not realize how high the price has gone in an auction if they keep take incremental steps.

So, I decided to shock the other potentials out of the race before it begins by adding a few more thousand dollars to the increase. And as I expected, the difference shocked the others away. It's still way below what I was willing to spend, though, so that's no biggie.

I say this because I told my mom this last night and she was like I should have only offered a thousand increase at a time. Anyone who's been to an auction knows incremental increases will only end up making you pay way way more than if you throw in a bigger number to intimidate the others out of the race.

I'm so happy right now I got that place. Just the perfect size for the 2 of us. May be a 3rd...

It's also in a nicer, more expensive area than other places I looked at before. This means no dealing with gang bangers.

 

[ravenstar]

Are your parent's paying market value for your place?

 

[rareboy]

Girlfriend, I would think you better get used to it.

Who could let this go by?

 

[zombiekiller]

So, update on this.

After 8 months of home searching, our journey is finally coming to an end. Found the perfect place for the 2 of us. It's nothing fancy. 3 bedrooms, living room, family room, home office, living room, fire place, etc. Everyone that's been involved have agreed that we totally got a great deal on that place. How great a deal? The appraiser came back at a whole $14k above what I'm paying for. The seller should be having a heart attack by now LOL.

We have a closing date set. I've arranged for insurance on the property. And surprisingly, all my siblings are giving me gifts for the place. For example, my brother bought us a washer and dryer after we told him the seller is taking those with them. My parents are giving us a couch set. My sister is giving us a diner table set. Other sister is giving us coffee table set. And other brother has promised to buy us a whole set of pots and pans, dishes, and silverware. We pretty much have almost everything covered.

This is why I love my family so much. Every time someone moves to a new place, everyone chips in and bought something new for the home.

 

[peeonme]

I am glad that it worked out so well, you have a good family.

 

[zombiekiller]

Update on this.

Well, it's come down to this Friday (today is Monday). Closing is this Friday. My boyfriend and I plan to start painting the place right away on Saturday. Once all the paintings are done, we will begin tearing out the carpets and installing wood flooring.

It's been an incredible journey of house searching. And we've found the perfect place for us. See, the house we are staying in right now used to be my parents'. They moved to another state so I bought it from them. It seemed like a good idea for me to buy my parents' house. But it's too damn big for just the 2 of us. 6 bedrooms. And my parents have been not very please with the smaller house they bought in the other state. See, my parents like to host events for the whole family to get together. And they haven't been able to with their current place because there's no room for people to sleep over night.

So, a few months ago they called me and said they wanted their house back. And I said yeah my boyfriend and I kinda want something smaller.

So, it's worked out perfectly for everyone. I buy our future home this Friday. And next month, my parents will buy back their house.

Why is it so important to us that I'm getting this new place? I think it's psychological. My boyfriend has been telling me he can't help but feel we're living with my folks. No matter how long he's been here, it's always felt like he's living with my folks and it's temporary. In other words, no matter what we're just living in the shadow of my parents as long as we're here. It's kinda hard to explain. But we're both glad we've actually found a place where we both like and could say it's really our home and not my parents'. Make sense?

 

[peeonme]

It sounds good to me, you need a place with your input, your tastes. Good luck!

 

[Willie Boy]

Why is it so important to us that I'm getting this new place? I think it's psychological. My boyfriend has been telling me he can't help but feel we're living with my folks. No matter how long he's been here, it's always felt like he's living with my folks and it's temporary. In other words, no matter what we're just living in the shadow of my parents as long as we're here. It's kinda hard to explain. But we're both glad we've actually found a place where we both like and could say it's really our home and not my parents'. Make sense?

Makes perfect sense. You and your partner want a place that belongs to you, with no "ghosts" attached to it. And that is exactly what your living parents are, as far as the housing situation. The fact that they want to buy it back while you want something smaller that belongs to the two of you works well. You and your partner can have your home and your parents can have theirs. And it sounds like holidays will remain something special as your parents continue the tradition of holiday gatherings.

Sounds like everybody gets a win.

 

[star-warrior]

Update on this.

Well, it's come down to this Friday (today is Monday). Closing is this Friday. My boyfriend and I plan to start painting the place right away on Saturday. Once all the paintings are done, we will begin tearing out the carpets and installing wood flooring.

It's been an incredible journey of house searching. And we've found the perfect place for us. See, the house we are staying in right now used to be my parents'. They moved to another state so I bought it from them. It seemed like a good idea for me to buy my parents' house. But it's too damn big for just the 2 of us. 6 bedrooms. And my parents have been not very please with the smaller house they bought in the other state. See, my parents like to host events for the whole family to get together. And they haven't been able to with their current place because there's no room for people to sleep over night.

So, a few months ago they called me and said they wanted their house back. And I said yeah my boyfriend and I kinda want something smaller.

So, it's worked out perfectly for everyone. I buy our future home this Friday. And next month, my parents will buy back their house.

Why is it so important to us that I'm getting this new place? I think it's psychological. My boyfriend has been telling me he can't help but feel we're living with my folks. No matter how long he's been here, it's always felt like he's living with my folks and it's temporary. In other words, no matter what we're just living in the shadow of my parents as long as we're here. It's kinda hard to explain. But we're both glad we've actually found a place where we both like and could say it's really our home and not my parents'. Make sense?

May you both have a happy home together in your new house!