Is it sold?

Its been one of those messy crazy weeks.

Last Friday night I got an offer on the house. It was two sets of parents buying a house for a girl and her fiance. They offered full asking with $3500 of their closing costs paid and the old tv tower and a pine tree removed. Since we had no clue what the tower or tree would cost we asked to have until Monday evening to respond so that we had a chance to do some research. Saturday we hear back that they really want the house and they might drop the tree and the tower to get a decision from me so that the house didn't go through the open house on Sunday. Late afternoon they came back with a new offer without the tree or the tower but the same money. So Jason and I discussed and countered asking price with 2500 closing costs. They verbially accepted Saturday night and the realtors were going to get all the papers signed on Sunday. The open house was canceled. Sunday morning we get a phone call... they have backed out because they don't think the girl could afford it... The house is back on the market, open house is back on.

The last week we have also been working on stripping the paint back off of the kitchen cabinets. Why you may ask? Because I was given the wrong stripper the first time around. So now that it is no longer the week before the wedding and since they would need redone before we move on, I decided that it was time to finally tackle them again. Now the kitchen is a mess but they are stripped. The next step is to wash them with paint thinner and then we get to repaint them. Thankfully mom came in and helped me strip.

Tonight is the first night all week that hasn't been spent stirpping or making invitations and I am camped out in front of the tv.

Tonight I got a phone call from the realtor...after answering several questions and walking through the house with a potential buyer... we have another offer. It was low and again asked that the tower be removed. We again countered so now we are waiting with our fingers crossed.