...april 1 through april 7, 2010...
This week in April was the first of many emotional roller coasters for me in the upcoming months, so hang on for this entry!
By April 1, we had still heard nothing about Kent. By April 3, Jim had sent me new listings for Chandler and Gilbert, as
I had just about had it with miss Suzette. When I opened the website, Kent was listed twice with two different prices, MLS numbers and pictures. Jim was in California at this time, and I immediately called him to let him know about this; unfortunately this was a Saturday, and there was not a thing that could be done until Monday...
and again we waited.
On April 5, Jim left messages and sent e-mails to
everyone and their mom about this property, and we kept our fingers crossed. Fannie Mae is notoriously quick in closing short sales, so I knew this whole thing could be over in a matter of days. The Fannie Mae people got back with Jim quickly, and said that there were multiple offers on the property, and that Suzette had been dealing with several people--despite telling Jim we were the only offer. Jim and I kept our original offer of $118,500, even though Fannie Mae was now only asking $113,000. I also decided to drive by Kent and
stalk the house on this night, and it would be the last time I saw it...
On April 6, Jim received a call from Fannie Mae that gave him the impression that this was not going to work out; by 5:45pm that night, the tune had changed: I can honestly say I have never received a short voicemail from Jim, but on this night he simply said: "Hey Ash, give me a call when you get this, gotta talk to you about something."
I got chills down my spine, but didn't know if they were good or bad. Jim told me that he had talked to Fannie Mae a third time, and that the agent had asked him if I was going to "owner occupy" the property; and when Jim told him yes, they apparently said
"Great! That's what we wanted to hear! We will let you know tomorrow!" It was time to get excited...
On April 7, Fannie Mae let us know that I would not be living at Kent. We would later find out the home closed for $116,500, which lead Jim to believe that the buyer took care of closing costs, meaning a cheaper option overall for Fannie Mae. I had based everything on this house (
rookie mistake), and now I was justifying why it wasn't
my house... I told myself it was too far from work/friends/family, too high of an HOA, strange layout, poor closet space, small backyard,
blah blah blah.
It would be hard to find something better than Kent.
Taylor Swift...
