We Sold Our House

The Lord is truly in the details of our lives!  Last Tuesday we got an unsigned acceptance of our counter offer for our house.  All the details were signed yesterday Saturday, April 2, 2011.   The family that is buying our house came down with their children between conference sessions.  The kids just wanted to see it one more time.

We left the house, did some errands and then went to Yogurtland to await the call from our realtor that they were finished.  When she called she said the kids were ecstatic over the pool, diving board, and slide.   Dave could hear them laughing in the background.

The mother of the family wanted to buy our dining-room set but we do not think that she is willing to pay the price that it would take to replace it.  The father loved the backyard niceties (the gas hook up in the BBQ, the fountain, the shelves in the garage etc).  We are so glad that this family will love the house and neighborhood.  As Anne said, "I am glad that they are happy about the house."

The plan is we will close on the house Monday, April 26 right after we get back from Jon's graduation.  We will then rent back the house until the kids finish school.  This is a huge blessing!  Not only does it save us money because we do not have to move twice but it prevents a huge disruption of our family life.  Dave had the impression that one of the reasons our house sold for such a good price and so quickly was that we had not participated in showings on Sunday.  We explained to the realtor our feelings and she was completely understanding without any shadow of criticism.

At this time, we are not completely sure where we are moving but we have a few options and ideas.  We have begun the initial process of looking at homes.