The Last Mile
Too many problems over the past couple weeks, too many delays and it has really made our migration back to St. Louis a bitter last mile. Sure we have plenty of fun, but with some issues with fixit people, inspectors, loan officers, it just leaves me hoping for the final moments that we can pack a truck and finalize this stuff. We’re almost there.
We’re going to be moving from a house we own to an apartment or some other rental property. Why? Because despite being a buyers market, it’s not a freelancer’s market. They like for you to have two years under your belt before assuming you’re doing ok enough to give you a home loan. I don’t care that much anyway. Why would I want debt again? The reason for my self-employment over the past year has been flexibility anyway. Now that we are moving back, I can finally settle in more to what I love.
I want to say thanks to my parents for helping us get organized and for coming out to move a few things. Also their willingness to help us keep moving, and not to lose focus. Also thanks to our real estate agents. When we were looking for houses, our buyer’s agent was tireless. And we seemed so close, but it wouldn’t be. Our seller’s agent for our house is doing well too. We’re happy to be able to sell in this market. We found the right buyer and we sold intelligently. Sure I’d love to have the thousands of dollars I’m losing with going with agents. However, I’m doing ok. There’s always a better way to get it done. This is the way I did it and I’ll leave the regrets at the door of my new home.
Mostly I’m excited to get back in touch with old friends, classmates. Making new connections will be fun and so will spending time with family, such as my cousins who work in electric and building. I want to job shadow everybody I can just for the heck of it.
October 23, 2008 at 2:50 am | family | No comment
