Remembering Dave Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Our realtor is coming over this evening with a contract to present to us - offer to buy the house - not asking price but getting closer to it! Dave is home sleeping off chemo and not aware of the plan, but we have to address it this evening and he has to be involved. The potential purchasers have asked for some odd things, like throwing in our pontoon boat. Of course there's not a single house in the area we want to move to, on the market now, that I'd buy! BUT, houses are being sold before they even hit the MLS, or hours after. so maybe we'll get our luck break and the perfect house will come available right when we need it! So, we need good luck on the selling and the buying ends of things! Karen p.s. I'm kinda excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tami Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Prayers for you, Dave and Faith that this will FINALLY be your buyer! The right and most wonderful house will be made known and available to you at just the right moment... Dave's doing better, the time is right... the lord waited till now just for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnyde Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Karen, Start taking your vitamins and do weight lifting exercises, this moving business is not for sissies. All of my crossable body parts are crossed for the sale and that a dream house comes on the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Oh neat! I hope it all works out for you. I would be excited too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryanne Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 sending house prayers for you . I hope all goes your way and a new house is on its way. Tell Dave I said hello, and Iam thinking of him as well as you. Good Luck Maryanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay A. Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Fingers crossed that the sale goes through...(preferably after the buyers accept a counter offer more in favor of the Chapmans). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gail p-m Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 GOOD LUCK! GOOD LUCK! GOOD LUCK! GOOD LUCK! Gail p-m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Very exciting news, I hope the offer is acceptable! Wendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimblanchard Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Sending good buyer vibes your way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindi o'h Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 screw them..I want your pontoon! and whatever else you got...! just kidding. Good luck on your house sale! Hope you will find a great place to raise that little beauty. Cindi o'h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Lamb Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Hoping and praying that you are able to strike up a deal that your all happy with.(personnaly it would be hard for me to part with a pontoon boat,I just been fishing off shore for 2 days and it's not as much fun as fishing out of a boat). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindi o'h Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 well, Frank, sounds like we should go giddy up that pontoon before those other folks do and then you and I can wet a couple lines.. You bring the ice...I will get the rest. cindi o'h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justakid Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Good luck and throw in the boat if it works out. How bout moving to an apartment until you can find a house, if necessary?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieLR Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Dear Karen, Good luck. I know when I moved into my current home, I cried when I was finished because I was so happy. I knew I had moved for the last time. I am so happy with my home & I pray you find the same. Hugs & prayers, Melanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbays Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patkid Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Hoping for great news! Pat and Bri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remembering Dave Posted April 19, 2005 Author Share Posted April 19, 2005 Beth - no moving twice, no way! And you know,THIS was our dream house! Our house on the river, we built it together. But it doesn't matter any more, and I am ready to give it up and focus on US. The contract was WEIRD to say the least. we mostly shook our heads and laughed at it. we will take it seriously and counter offer, but other than the pontoon boat it contained lots of weird contingencies that didn't really make any sense. So our realtor, James, wrote down all our questions (and his) and is going to talk to the other realtor today. We want to figure out what it is they WANT before we make a counteroffer so we can get close to the middle. They had written in all kinds of things like they wanted to close right away, after they sell their rental property in Florida, which isn't on the market yet, but will be soon (what is soon?) but then again, they might want to close and rent back to us, which would be doing us a big favor (why would it?). Strange stuff. either the realtor is an idiot or he's a terrible messenger boy for some strange folks. James must not have heard back from him yet since I haven't heard from james today. Compound all of this with Dave practically propped up at the table suffering from some intense chemo brain. poor thing. And I saw a new house on the market today that I liked, had a nice half acre lot, but no garage, but the asking price was low enough we could have one built. and I called Dave and tried to get him to look at it on the internet but he couldn't 'cause of the bad chemo brain so I'm sitting here with no one to get excited with. Poor me (ha). Everything will fall into place at just the right time, I am sure. Sounds like we need to throw a farewell to Chapman Acres party with pontoon boat rides before we move - Frank and Cindi, ya'll coming? Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justakid Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 I say the Realtor is an idiot for not writing the contract correctly! You know how "we in the business" are! Critical! Hope you can get it worked out! Let me know what happens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elnodel Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 I'm hoping it all works out for you - ASAP. But never say never. I know, I know, moving is HELL -- but a small, temporary move can sometimes be worth it, if you manage to do all those impossible things well... (says she who has vowed NEVER to move again, but who moved all the time long, long ago when people in NY thought of renting, not buying and never were satisfied with what they were renting). Keeping fingers crossed, Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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