Well, I have no idea how this is going to turn out, but we made an offer on a house today – a short sale property that has many of the things that we’ve been looking for, the most important being a recently reduced price that was just too attractive to pass by.
That’s one of the things that has been distracting me in recent days (a sore back and sore fingers are two more) as I’ve tried to get back into the swing of things with the blog, writing from what we have been told will soon be a sunny 70 degree Bozeman, Montana.
We had no idea we’d be making an offer on a property after having moved here just ten days ago, but, with the gold price soaring and home prices in our range continuing to tumble, the timing seemed about right.
We submitted our offer this afternoon and it will soon enter what some people describe as the “black hole” of lender review. The fact that there are two lenders involved here makes things much more complicated than they would otherwise be – we’ll see how it goes.
Rumor has it that the government’s new short sale program has streamlined the process, but, with two banks involved, we’re not sitting by the phone waiting for it to ring. The fact that it’s an all-cash offer should help move things along but we’re not out shopping for new furniture yet.
It’s been more than half a decade since we could last call ourselves homeowners and we’re ready to do so again – mowing the lawn and picking out knick-knacks. Besides, with our recent track record of relocating regularly, maybe it’s better to fully commit this time before we find something wrong with the place and decide to move on (just kidding … mostly).
Anyway, I’ll provide particulars and updates as the situation warrants.



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