Saturday, May 21, 2011
Just when you think things are going good......
So, I will post a quick update on us because I feel a very strong urge to VENT! Since we moved to Moses Lake 18 months ago, we have been living in a rental house that we really love. It is a 3 bedroom house in a decent neighborhood with a fenced backyard that allowed pets. We have worked really hard to make it our home and have really loved the house we live in, even if it is just a rental. We rent through a real estate agency that manages the property, so we have never met the actual owner of the house. We just pay our rent to the real estate agency and they give it to him and if we have any problems, we contact the agency. Over the past couple of months, we have been getting people knocking on the door from a bank asking if we are the owners of the house and thought that was pretty strange. We have also been getting mail addressed to somebody that we don't know from that same bank. So, 3 days ago, we got a call from the real estate agency telling us that the owner had defaulted on the mortgage and our house is now on the market as a short sale and is priced VERY LOW to sell quickly, which means that we have to move. Let me tell you how awful the rental market here is right now....you can either live in the ghetto and pay next to nothing, but risk getting "capped" by the nearest gang member, or you can live on the lake and pay a million dollars a month for a crappy house that happens to have a view. Oh.. and did I mention that nobody wants to allow pets? AHHHHHHH!!! We have officially resorted to driving around neighborhoods and calling the For Sale By Owner signs and asking if they would be willing to rent instead. No, I'm not kidding...that's what we spent all day doing today with no fruits to show for our labor:( Anyways, that's my venting for the day...please pray that we will be able to find a place to live soon!!!
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Ahhh...I am so sorry you guys. With the housing market like it is, maybe it won't sell. Or if it is priced that good, maybe you should buy it and have the same rental agency rent it out when you move, if you guys can't sell it when you need to.
Or you can move to Twin Falls and forget about Moses Lake (I like that plan...I can dream, right?)
Oh I'm so sorry! We've been dealing with the whole rental process for a few months and finally found a place to rent. It turned out to be a house that was on the for sale market and had been for over a year! We really really hope that things work out well for you, and without too much pain and suffering along the way. We ended up having to give up on a lot of the things we wanted in a house, but are still really happy with it. Love you guys!
WHAT!?!? That is ridiculous!!! You need to go to the home owner and tell him your going to "bust a cap in his Aye"! Seriously something more for you to love about Moses Lake, I think its a sign... Don't you hear that little voice calling you here because I sure do! We'll definitely keep you guys in our prayers, keep me updated!
I feel you here. We got very lucky with our rental, and too worked hard to make it a home. That must have been so disheartening. I look at the date of this post, but I hope it provided you both with better opportunity.
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