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We CLOSED today (Friday, I mean) in San Diego. After 15 months in the Market from Hell and three months of EVIL escrow (even with pre-qualified buyers), we have finally SOLD our house in San Diego. Bill and I pause again for a moment of prayerful thanks. (Please direct-message if interested in details.)
Imagine our stress even at the end of this nightmare: We recorded today (Friday) just barely by the 5:00 PM close of the San Diego Recorder's Office. Funds can not be wired anywhere after 2:00 PM, so can't be wired to Asheville until Monday morning. Given the three-hour time difference, the earliest we can expect funds to be wired here, Asheville time, is noon on Monday. We are scheduled to close here on our house in Asheville on Monday at 3:30 PM! Talk about "tight"!!!
That same day--Monday--movers will pack us out of our rental house in Hendersonville. The very next day--Tuesday--they will move us in to our new purchased house in Asheville (in Eastmoor-by-the-River--thanks again, Cooper!)--barely in time to register to vote in our new district. (It's hard to say which is more important to us, voting for the next Democratic presidential candidate or voting for the next governor of our new State!--so moving in time to register in our new district was really important to us--!!)
This whole experience finally became an increasingly real threat to our health, yet just a way of life for us(!) these past three months. You wouldn't even believe the crises, the problems, the disappointments, the anger, the frustration, the feeling that this might never end... that in fact we might never sell.... It became an all-consuming full-time job with no remuneration and no benefits, and the possibility, always, that we could end up right back where we started--or worse--some 15 awful months ago.
As recently as yesterday, we had no promised or guaranteed date for close of escrow. It was always "hopefully" and "we'll do our best."
And suddenly--WOOHOO!-- we're out of the real estate business and can live a normal life again!! We are SO looking forward to it!!
By the way, we are not "celebrating." We are way too tired for that. At this point it all seems anti-climactic, anyway, since we "thought" we were closing so many times before. We didn't even go out for dinner this evening. But that doesn't mean we're not feeling wonderfully RELIEVED. P.S. Our buyers and realtor in San Diego are definitely "celebrating," and we're very happy for them!!!
I'm providing this description of our experience in the hope that it may be meaningful and somehow helpful to those of you who are trying to sell in this almost impossible market. We wish for you far less in time and trauma than it has been for us. Our only advice is that you discipline yourself--a "must do"--to have lots of PATIENCE, whether or not that's your strong suit. Oh... and check out lenders very carefully. We thought our buyers were dealing with two of the best (in succession), and maybe they were--but we hope not!!
THANK YOU for all of your support along this painful path. We may never have met you in person, but we have definitely felt your touch.
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Thanks so much, mm34b! Somewhere in the back of my mind, I knew that--just read it yesterday in the newspaper, in fact--but have felt an emotional need (born of habit) to be registered NOW in the district we will vote in.
Um... that's a good question for tomorrow, I think, mm34b. We've always been registered Republicans, but this isn't a Republican primary, and we vote our minds regardless of political labels.
AND... We're still trying to absorb the reality that we sold our house in San Diego today... so need all the help we can get! Thanks for yours!
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Jan, congratulations on finally getting to this day! I know you've been thru a lot, but now it will just become a distant memory as you move forward to your new life here in NC. Best wishes in your new home!
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