Day 10 - Happy?

To move or not to move? This Shakespearean conundrum was now resolved. Our offer was accepted at a price tag we felt comfortable we could handle, albeit with sacrifices and responsible planning. The back and forth was exhausting, both physically and emotionally. We experienced every imaginable emotion along the way but one certain feeling superseded all. Happiness. While it might seem like an understatement, happiness played a pivotal role in the next step of this journey.

Because we knew not everyone was happy. 

Before our first offer, we included requests for items to be fixed or money to be allotted for future fixing according to the home inspection report. This is a common practice. However, this was not necessarily a common market and many, many properties were being sold despite having flaws. In fact, some were even sold without requiring an inspection at all. This was risky, but some people were willing to take that risk to secure their future residence in a very competitive market.

We were not.

We got the house inspected to factor in any received information into any potential offer. Waiting to hear back from the inspector was gut-wrenching. We knew that if we were not satisfied with the results, the idea of pursuing this property would be dead on arrival. The news we received kept these hopes and dreams very much alive. While according to the inspector, there were only a few of what he considered major issues, we felt comfortable moving forward with the initial offer. The house was in great condition, but as with all things, certain amenities and household systems were nearing the end of their functional lives and we knew that in addition to the actual sale price of the property, there would be major amounts of money dropped to upgrade and replace these systems. Knowing how much we were potentially about to shell out, asking for the amount we asked to fix and or assist with some of these issues seemed like a drop in the bucket to us.

To others, it was a downright tsunami.

But to our knowledge and by everything we had ever been told, “I just want everyone to be happy.”