Record Breaking

Well, it's official...we are in another contract with another buyer. It's actually the same buyer who made the low offer last week. We had a lot of negotiations with her before she finally signed into a contract. We actually had 5 counter offers between the two of us. Our agent said that she can't even remember the last time she had 5 counter offers! I guess that makes us pretty special.

Our final selling price is about $7,000 less than our listing price. However, I feel that this is the right thing to do right now. The last 2 weeks of being back on the market have been rough. We have had a lot of showings, but no other offers. I think that there are a lot of people who are out there just looking. People wanted to buy when our home was listed the first time because of the new buyer credit. However, in order to take advantage of that, you have to have signed a contract by April 30th.

So, if things go well we will be closing escrow on July 9th. I am definitely more skeptical about things this time around. I've been told not to celebrate until the check is in the bank. I will take that advice to heart. I do not want to go through another emotional roller coaster again.

WS is leaving LA for CO tomorrow. He won't make it into town until Friday, but he is leaving tomorrow morning. He'll stop in Richfield, UT for the night. His car is packed up to the very top. I know that he'll be fine, but I'm sure that I'll worry about him. I'll feel better when he's pulled into Denver on Friday. His departure also means that I'm going to begin my month of being a "single parent" tomorrow. It's going to be tough, but I know we'll manage. It will all be worth it in the end.