Ugh, it's not good news in the house department. Our buyer called us Saturday morning and informed us that he had been to the VA on Friday to get an update on his settlement. (He's eligible for a huge back pay settlement due to his disability from the Vietnam War.)
To back up a little, we were to close on Oct. 30th but his money hadn't arrived yet - so we extended the contract to Nov. 20th as VA had ASSURED him he would have his money in 2 to 3 weeks. Of course that didn't happen...............
So the current update is that he has ANOTHER evaluation in mid December and payment time will be 30 to 60 days. We can't hold his offer any longer - we have waited too long now for the money and who knows when the VA will finally send his check - it could be next spring!!
Our house will go back on the market Monday morning - I've spent hours getting the house ready once again for prospective buyers and we're hoping it will still show well, even though we have snow on the ground!!
Glenn and I have decided we will spend the month of December here in the old house - it's much easier to show a "lived in" house than an empty one and pray for a buyer during Dec. As far as the new house goes, we expected to have our certificate of occupancy (minus the basement being done) by Dec. 1st - so now will slow down our hectic pace of trying to get it finished by then and hopefully get the basement done also by the first part of January! I guess that's the only redeeming factor I can find in this entire scenario is that we will get a lot more "finished" on the house, whereas before, we were willing to move in with just what HAD to be done to get our certificate.
So I'm not really smiling as I write this as I'm very disappointed with this outcome! But it can't be changed so it's onward and forward!!
2 comments:
I am so sorry! That is really a bummer! It is not fun working with the VA - we have been there and done that!
:( Somehow it will all work out for the best!
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