Is it worth it? I hope so.
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c9Selling a place and buying another place is super stressful. I don't recommend it.
I feel like our mortgage broker, our mortgage provider, and our two separate lawyers, all want information at the same time, even when that information is serially linked to other information we don't have yet but is also required. Proof that we have the money from the condo to buy the house, yet we're buying the house first (which is normal and common). Proof that we have insurance on the house we don't own yet, despite the insurer requiring electrical work, and the electrician requiring money we won't have until we finish with the condo, which doesn't happen until after we get the house, which means we need the insurance beforehand.
...and on and on it goes like that. Each problem is solvable, but they each individually and together make we want to jump out the GD window.
When we move home again, we are SO renting for the first segment of our time home. This cannot be worth the stress in the short term.
I feel like our mortgage broker, our mortgage provider, and our two separate lawyers, all want information at the same time, even when that information is serially linked to other information we don't have yet but is also required. Proof that we have the money from the condo to buy the house, yet we're buying the house first (which is normal and common). Proof that we have insurance on the house we don't own yet, despite the insurer requiring electrical work, and the electrician requiring money we won't have until we finish with the condo, which doesn't happen until after we get the house, which means we need the insurance beforehand.
...and on and on it goes like that. Each problem is solvable, but they each individually and together make we want to jump out the GD window.
When we move home again, we are SO renting for the first segment of our time home. This cannot be worth the stress in the short term.
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Date: 2007-02-26 07:17 pm (UTC)I'm sure it'll be worth it!
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Date: 2007-02-26 08:55 pm (UTC)I know that it's not comparable, but the last three times we've moved, we found that the additional cost of paying rent on two places for a month was a small price to pay for the luxury of having a month to move, clean, etc.
Now that we own a place, I fully expect to do the same thing you're suggesting: renting a temporary place for a while between selling the old house and finding a new one. Then again, who wants the stress of a) moving twice and b) potentially being stuck in a rental while looking for the right house.
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Date: 2007-02-26 08:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-27 05:17 am (UTC)Actually, there was one problem with the old place - I put the rent deposit refund check in an ATM the night before we went on a long trip, and the bank lost it. It took over two months to get a replacement.
One thing I can wholeheartedly recommend is the assistance of professional movers. I've moved professionally the last two times, and I will never again lift a chifferobe or box of books for myself or anyone else.
Best of luck - all the pieces will fall together and you'll be SO happy when it's over.