Tim had a realization this past weekend. It was a big one. Huge, even!
He doesn't want to buy this house. The house we just moved into. Seven and a half weeks ago!
SHIT!
As the two of us were moving furniture in those very few weeks ago I kept saying "crap, this is going to suck when we move out". I have complained over and over about the things that I want to change. A lot of the changes are cosmetic, we both know that, we really do but some of them are not. The question is do we want to pay the owners top dollar asking price* and then sink in another $50-75K after that?
He took everything I said to heart.
As we sat in the living room reading HP over the weekend he looked up and said "I don't want to buy this house". He wants a backyard. And a dog. I want more closet space. The kids want a swing set in their own backyard. I am glad that we decided to lease for a year before making a long term commitment.
I tend to think he tunes me out when I talk, I guess this just proves that he actually listens.
Crap.
*The owners have wallpapered and done some custom painting through out the house. They also did some upgrading to the kitchen, but they did it themselves and it isn't done well enough to be considered an actual upgrade. A perfect example is the granite in the kitchen, it isn't level and one edge of the bar top is jagged, as in every time I walk past it I gouge my arm open (yes, smart ass, one would think I would learn). After working in the real estate field I know damn well that any appraiser coming in would not consider these things upgrades, he would also probably also call for a few things to be corrected prior to closing.
Basically what it comes down to is that I don't want to fight with the sellers over what they think is perfect. To me this house isn't worth all of that hassle, I would much rather hassle over a house that I truly love and this house just isn't it.
So, who wants to help us move next May?
