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Feb 27, 2025    |       2 comments

Nope, Not Sold

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I thought it was a done deal. Handshake offer. Continued messages for about a week. Plans to go to the bank to provide docs for his loan. More plans to come by and see the house. Lawyer engaged to draw up contract.

And then, a text message, “My son doesn’t want it.” He has a 16 year old son who evidently wanted to be close to “markets”.

Thankfully, I hadn’t let the handshake offer really change anything. Kept it listed. Kept doing the work I had planned to do. And followed some great BAD advice on getting betters pics, changes to the house, etc.

So with new pics and an agreement with a lovely realtor, the house listing will change from FSBO tomorrow to listed by an agent. And I will leave for Texas and not think another thing about the sale of the house…for at least a couple of weeks. (Unless she calls me with an offer, of course.)

I am so relieved.

Sticking to the Plan

This trip to Texas has been planned for several months; although, the dates have been in flux a few times. There are two primary drivers for this particular trip:

  • Jake is going to live with Gymnast. After a year and a half in Texas, Gymnast now has his own apartment and is ready for his dog. Both Princess and I are excited to pass off the responsibility to him. And I know Jake will love being with his dad again.

    Gymnast and Jake on Jake's first day home

    Gymnast and Jake – may be the day we adopted Jake. He has always been Gymnast’s dog.

  • I will be helping my dad with my mom’s care and giving him a much needed break. After two and a half years on hospice, the physical, mental, and emotional strain is definitely taking its toll on my family. We love my mom and wouldn’t make any different choice. But 24 hour care is hard. And for an extended and unknown amount of time, well, I’m sure you see the point.

For How Long

There is no timeline now. I made two separate 3 week trips last fall. My responsibilities here in Georgia especially the cost of boarding dogs limited those trips. That is no longer the case.

  • Cali’s boarding has been covered by a barter. And if it becomes too long, Princess will get her and care for her until I return. (When this trip was first planned, Princess was going to keep Cali for the entirety of the trip. This just takes some burden off her, while I take Jake off her hands. Cali is her favorite of our dogs.)
  • The house will be on the market with a realtor. There is no reason I must return except to do a final clean out once I know the house is sold. I am leaving my bed and a recliner in the house, so if I do return, I can live here for the time needed.

So until the time of either the house selling or Princess graduation in May, there is nothing that requires a specific timeframe for my return to Georgia. I honestly do not think I will stay longer than 3-4 weeks. But it is an option now. All my ducks are in a row.

All of my work is remote. So making money while travelling either car camping or staying at my parents is not a concern.

Feb 24, 2025    |       13 comments

One Day Later – We have a Deal

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After two months of constant work on purging, packing, cleaning, my house went on the market on 2/10. I listed it FSBO on Facebook and Zillow.

On the evening of 2/12, I fell into bed exhausted. Between house projects, applying for work, producing assets to meet client deadlines, I was over it. Just ready for an answer on what was next.

And I very deliberately said this prayer…

“God, this house is yours. If you want me to stay here, don’t let it sell. But if I’m really to go, can you please make it sell quickly because I am so tired and stressed.”

This was somewhere around 11pm at night. Very late for me, but I had made the mistake of a caffeinated drink late and that always keeps me up.

I went to check my FB messages one more time before laying it down. I had received a slew of “spammy” messages on the house listing. And a couple I thought were legitimate but no real interest as far as I could tell.

And there it was…

“Hello”
“Are you there?”
“I would like to see the house in the morning.”

I checked the FB profile for the basics – how long had it been existence, did it seem to have legitimate posts over years (not all in one day,) did people interact with this profile, etc. Seemed legit.

I responded.

We chatted for about 1/2 an hour and set a time for him to come look at the house the next morning.

The Next Day

He didn’t show up on time.

But he did message on time and said he was coming.

When he did show up, he spent an hour here. He didn’t speak any English. So it was an hour of texting back and forth standing in front of each other using Google Translate.

And at the end, he made an offer. I accepted.

The Lawyer Says

I called my family’s lawyer. Someone we trust implicitly. And let him know what had happened. He was very familiar with this new population of people, since a company from that country now has a plant here. And he’s processed several sales. He agreed that he thought it was a legit offer and will be handling the sale. (No realtor fees – yippee!)

I will keep you updated. But I believe my house is sold. And after 2 days on the market and 1 very clear God ask. I don’t know how it can be any more clear than that. And it’s just what I needed.

 

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