Well. we're still waiting on the actual closing of the sale of our home. First date was August 3, new date is August 14, this coming Friday. Their home appraiser took his sweet time showing up, didn't come till last week of July, and his report wasn't made till sometime after the 3rd. I still have no idea if the buyer's lender even has it yet. Our unfortunate luck was the buyer wants a VA loan and those are notorious for falling through for a myriad of reasons. The inspector wanted all kinds of things fixed. We did the safety ones; deck railings to code, new GFCI outlets where required and new lights in the bedroom closets. Also screws added to deck boards where the original owner didn't have them. But we were done in mid July and still we wait.
During this waiting/fixing up we have not been able to work on the new house. Instead after the fixes we started packing and moving things we figured we wouldn't need for the duration of the new house build. Hal become a bit panicky in my mind and essentially had us pack up everything, assuming the sale WILL GO THROUGH though our realtor (whom we almost never hear from unless I call him) keeps saying not to assume this will happen because VA loans are so fickle. Yet now I sit in a house without a guest bed, dining room chairs, the cabinets that hold the stereo equipment, and many other things. Even pantry food is being moved.
We will be staying in the farmhouse Hal's older brother bought from their parents. The location is ideal, only a mile up the road from the build site. The house itself isn't the greatest but it's good enough and the price was right though we will have to share the family room during hunting season and any family gatherings. Most of our stuff is being stored in various buildings at the farm. The only things I am worried about are mice getting into the stuffed furniture.
As much as I will miss living here, 20 years is a long time to stay in one place, I do want to see how our new house finishes up. It all depends.
