So close, yet so far

So, they did not accept our offer on our dream home. It was almost too good to be true so we aren't completely surprised, just slightly disappointed. We decided to broaden our horizon and look for houses farther out than we'd prefer (so that includes the neighborhood we live in now). There has actually been a house that keeps popping up in our community that has been on the market for about 2 months. I've skimmed it but it hasn't impressed me so we never looked at it. Patrick and I finally decided to check it out. It's actually right around the corner from where we live now. It's just about the same house, but slightly smaller and has a few differences. One plus is that it has a larger backyard for the dogs to play in. There are also two huge trees that give off so much shade and a covered patio. One downfall, is there is no refrigerator, washer and dryer and it appears that the stove is broken. The kitchen is also pretty open, but small. We can live with it. It's a two story home with 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths. It's about 1,500 square feet which is perfect for us. Does need some small improvements like new carpeting and tile and of course, a paint job, but it's something we could definitely live in. The best news, since it's been on the market for so long, they reduced the price from originally $171,000 to $124,900 after 60 days. We put a bid on it and are waiting for their response.

I did receive a phone call from our realtor, Claire, who said the listing agent had called her to say that we had the highest bid in and he wanted to go ahead and talk to the bank to see if they would speed up the process and just accept our offer. We are super excited and hope that the bank accepts it as soon as possible since we need to be out of this home by June 18th. It would be amazing to move just down the street and start setting up our new home.

I'll keep you posted.