Selling our Townhouse

Our first home; Our first sell.  What a trip! A bittersweet trip.... and a tough decision.  After going back and forth about whether we should settle elsewhere...with a new baby on the way; we chose to put our end-unit up for sale. 

No one told us it wouldn't be smooth sailing after accepting an offer, however we sure didn't expect to be on a roller coaster. If you plan to sell your home; try not to get your hopes up right away and be prepared for months of feeling like a loose-end. With that said; I am so very thankful for our realtor. It would have been (more of) a nightmare without her.  Oh and try to keep your emotions out of it- if you’re sentimental like me. 

First buyers were in place after four days on the market. We thought it was meant to be. A young couple with their new baby. Just like us when we bought the place. They even wrote a sweet introduction letter about themselves and how much they loved our home. 

We were SHOCKED when the house appraised for half of what we were expecting.  How could this be??! We put so much work into that house. All upgraded appliances, new carpet (with tempur -pedic padding), plantains shutters, spotless, well maintained, nest safe home, and had a private lot. We could not believe it, the buyers couldn't either. 

The couple didn't have the funds for the difference or time to wait on an inquiry from the appraisal company - they had to back out. So, back on the market it went. 

Second buyers the next day! Things looking up as we were waiting for the inquiry. Although, with a different type of loan, there is a different appraisal company, STOKED! Our placed appraised. But our strict HOA would not allow the buyer to park his commercial truck in the drive way. BUMMED. The HOA kept the neighborhood nice and clean, they just had a lot of rules on parking. 

 

Back on the market...a few days later TWO offers were sent to us. One offer being the second buyers stating they handled the truck and they would pay closing cost. Third offered was much the same.  We accepted the second buyers offer since they showed they really want to live there. 

Days later we received an email from our realtor saying buyers got COLD FEET ....or can't afford the place...it wasn't very clear on what they were saying but we let them out of contract with no fee. 

At this point, we were thinking about just keeping it. Renting it was an option too. We were tried of leaving every time someone requested a showing. It was stressful. Pregnant, two dogs and a toddler, I was tried in general.

BUT last and final time on the market, because the second buyers came back! These townhouses are all over; not the exact same but very similar. Of course, location location. The wife and husband had a heart to heart after viewing another townhouse in a different part of town. He cried, she cried, then the realtor cried per our realtor. Our home cost more for good reasons. We were under contract with them once again.

We took a week to pack, well I did...Mike did not touch a thing until the day the UNIT was in our drive way. 

Anyways, they bought our house and I hope they love and care for it as much as we did. 

I cried when I saw Landyn running in the upstairs hallway; right were she look her first steps. We became a family there. We painted the whole place. I will cherish those memories. Pregnancy hormones going crazy.