So it's been awhile since I posted a blog... I still can't seem to get motivated to write more often. I guess that's mostly because not much has been going on. I did finally get an offer in the begining of march which was $18,000 under my asking price. I obviously said no, and they came up $8,500. I said no again because at the time I needed X amount of money to move, because I was assuming I would move to SC right after closing up here.
My dad called the builder to find out more information and we found out that I could buy preconstruction now and the townhosue would be done in Sept/Oct. At first I was annoyed because I wanted to be in SC way sooner then that, but then I realized I could sell my place for less, close quickly, and move in with my mom (therefore saving/paying off debt until sept/oct.) So I called the buyer back and unfortunately I was too late... she was already in attorney review with another place. GRR!!! I was extremely annoyed that we hadn't called the builder sooner. But, such is my life. I sucked it up and moved on and hoped for another offer. Unfortunatley another offer has not come yet. I've had lots of people come look and I still am receiving positive feedback, but I guess nobody likes it enough to want to live here. : (
This past weekend I started having open houses and running ads in the paper since it's getting nicer out. The open houses went well and I'm waiting to hear back from a realtor. My mom and I went to SC from 3/31-4/3 to meet with the builder and finally see the neighborhood in person. I was soooooo excited and it turned out to be wayyyy nicer than I imagined! Finally something good! They wouldn't pre-approve me for a mortgage until my condo sells because I can't afford 2 mortgages in the event it doesn't sell. GRR again. That made me very upset because my dad wouldn't co-sign with me. If he co-signed, I would have been approved and I could move in to building 53 in october. He said he didn't want to take another financial risk, because we are still dealing with legal drama from the townhouse me and my ex-fiance bought together, which my dad lent alot of money for since my condo wasn't selling last year. ahhhh. I totally understand his point of view and I would feel so incredibly guilty if I hurt him financially anymore, but I had my moment of acting like a balistic 3 year old and then got over it. I started to look at the positive side, which is that I can buy preconstruction in building 54 (which isn't for sale yet) and get a slightly better location and all the upgrades I want. Of course building 54 will be finished much later than october 08 considering the slab isn't even down yet. so that sucks, but I guess that saying is true.... "If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans." Practically every plan I've had for myself recently isn't working out. But it will work out, it's just going to take longer than I expected. I will move to Myrtle Beach and I will be happy, I just have to suffer a bit more up here for whatever reason.
I think I'll end this before I bitch some more and I'll end on a happy note. While in Party City buying balloons for my open house, I was looking at all the summer pool party decorations and found the perfect little palm tree for my desktop beach sandbox!!! I'd been on the look out for one ever since I got it for christmas. (side note: I also planned on getting some real Myrtle Beach sand for it to replace the sand it came with, but of course I wanted until the last day of our trip which was rainy and I didn't feel like carrying wet sand back to NJ.) It makes the sandbox look perfect! Here's a new pic of it:
Please pray that I get another offer!
"Lord I feel so small sometimes in this big old place. Yeah, I know there's more important things, but don't forget to remember me." -Don't Forget to Remember Me, Carrie Underwood
