I might as well get it off my chest now. Maybe it will feel more final.
We're not getting that gorgeous little house (unless we can convince the seller to close in late October instead of late June). It is our fault for not checking with our apartment complex before starting everything else. We got so excited that we rushed everything. I even felt good about rushing it. Anyway, we can't get out of our lease before November 28th, and we can't afford to make mortgage payments and rent payments at the same time. And I don't think we'll be able to scramble to find somebody to sublet our place. So that's the bad news.
The good news is that we'll probably just start this process over, knowing more, in a few months' time. We'll have more time to save money, and we'll be forced to look at more houses. I'm not happy; my tummy is in knots; but I don't really feel too bad about this. It's been a learning experience.
More updates as they come. Thanks for listening.
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The art offer will not expire.
hugs
In any event, you will get into a house and it will be less of a stress now that you now what to expect.
I am sorry and I am rooting for you two too.
As someone who went through the whole buying-a-house thing a few years ago, I know how frustrating and awful and disheartening it can be. But when you find that place and the time is right, it will be great! (I have heard from a few real estate agents that it's harder to sell houses in the winter than in the spring and summer, so maybe you'll get a better deal later in the year.)