On Wednesday morning, Alex and I received an email from our realtor's office saying the couple that had filled out the application to rent our house had passed their credit check and signed the lease. All we had to do was sign the lease and fax it back to the office and everything was all set for our renters to take over on August 1st (actually, July 30th because we agreed to let them move in two days early). I printed the lease and put it in my bag so Alex and I could sign it that evening.
On his way home from work on Wednesday, Alex received a phone call from our realtor saying we had received an offer on the house. Really. It was a low-ball offer from a developer, but we had a bite. And we also had a dilemma on our hands. If we signed the lease and then we were able to come to an agreement with the guy who made the offer then we could potentially be in violation of the lease; if we didn't sign the lease we could run the risk of losing the renters. That night Alex and I were up to our elbows in yard sale preparation and surprisingly not stressed or anxious about the situation.
Today is Friday and we're currently volleying with the offer-maker. He made an offer; we countered; he countered; we countered again with our final offer--which really isn't our final offer, but he doesn't know that--and now we wait.
And just to make things a little more interesting, we have a showing (by a potential buyer) tomorrow morning. I hope they won't be distracted by the yard sale in the front yard, the dining room littered with boxes and the three relocation cubes in our back yard.
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