Greetings to both of my blog followers and to my wife as well.

You know when you know you should either do or say something and you don’t and the longer you wait the more awkward the whole thing becomes? Well, that is me and blogging. So, putting my awkwardness aside, here is my final update for my reluctant-landlord-turned-frenzied-flipper adventure.

I believe my last post ended with something about finding the right buyer. Well, we did. Twice. We finally got the house on the market on July 12th and were under contract by July 14th at near full price. Not bad, mission accomplished! With a projected close of mid-August, the frenzied flipper and clan were starting to dream, plan, and plot what the next chapter was going to look like.

But wait, not so fast…..

On August 23rd, after having already signed all the documents and having had a sneak peek at what our net proceeds might look like, we were informed that the transaction had just fallen apart due to buyer financing. So, here we go again! Instead of cashing a hard earned escrow check we were going back to writing them!!

Here is an abbreviation of what transpired next: Change of lenders (50% chance), 50% becomes 10%, buyer sends seller recision. Seller stalls, 10% just became 1%, divine intervention requested, divine intervention received! Extension given, buyers sign, deal closes, blessings given, keys handed over and much rejoicing…

It is actually hard to put into words what this last half year has been like. Scary, satisfying, rewarding, trying, consuming, and yet freeing at the same time. We endured nicks and bruises, disappointments and expenses. We enjoyed the fellowship, sense of accomplishment, jobs well done and the helping hands of neighbors, family and friends.

A chapter of our life is now closed.  A fine ending to a good thing.