Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Jane, You Ignorant Slut.

So, when the sellers counter-offer included a change from a closing date of Halloween to September 28, what did I fail to consider when we agreed?

It wasn't that, in less than one month, we would be waking up in a home that we owned.

It wasn't that the house was priced at least $100,000 less than any of the other crime scenes, I mean houses, that we looked at, in a better neighborhood, and in better shape.

It wasn't that there was another offer on the house and that, were we to accept the counter-offer, time was of the essence.

It wasn't that, hey, I work for a homeownership development organization! Maybe I should buy a house.

I didn't forget any of that. I thought about all of it.

What did I forget?

That by pushing up the closing date by a month, we were in no way reducing any of our costs associated with buying a home.

Oh, and that we don't happen to have a spare $9000 sitting around to take to closing with us in less than a month. In two months, we could have pulled it together. In three and a half weeks: not so much.

Duh.

3 comments:

merseydotes said...

Ouch. Can you front yourself the money from a credit card or credit line?

Treen said...

It's sad how much that kind of stress can be a downer on buying a house.

They should make homeowning easier and more exciting, no closing costs and more "here's your free car that comes with buying a house!"

Heather said...

I envy the new house, but not the stress associated with it!