New House...?

[teresa_palan]

I want the new house so bad I can taste it! It's like a dream when I can almost, ALMOST see whats coming but it slips elusively away. We qualify, but only to the Mortgage company. (Its no wonder at all to me why so many of them are in dire straits). I don't want to live that way. My entire childhood was spent watching every dime, picking up every

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[aeshna_cerulea]

I'm sure you've already thought about this, but could you rent out your home and buy the other one?

[teresa_palan]

Sadly, we can't rent for enough to cover our Mortgage. And while I would be pleased to rent to someone like you, whom I adore, I can't bring myself to want to rent (what I consider) to be a beautiful house to strangers who probably won't love it they way we have. Oddly, if someone buys it and doesn't love it its not my problem and it doesn't bother me. No logic there. But there are never any guarantees with renters (or life, I know) so what happens if we can't rent it? We're still covering 2 mortgages and still screwed. That kind of stuff keeps me up at night. So, not really viable. :l

[aeshna_cerulea]

Yeah, that totally makes sense to me. I would want to rent the house that I had bought and loved to someone whom I trusted and loved as well. Sadly John and I could never afford to rent your house! Although that is a lovely dream, isn't it! ;)

[sirpurpleduck]

I feel your pain. We bought last year for a good price, but things remain tight. Sue will go back to work full time when the girls are both in kindergarten and she brings in good consulting money most of the time so no real worries, but that's because we spend time making no mistakes money-wise (all clothes have to have multiple uses, meaning no Easter only dresses for the shrimps, for example). It is exhausting when you bring home good money to worry more about every expense than you did when you were broke in college.

[teresa_palan]

Doesn't it seem weird? Lee makes embarrassingly good money but here we are, little or no savings, and it'll cost more for me to go back to work and put the kids in daycare than I can bring home. (At least in the short term). So, I'm here, holding my breath. On the flip side, I don't have to count *every* penny. Its not a bad life.

[bunnyshan]

I will keep my fingers crossed that you can either find a renter for you house or a buyer. hugs my love!!!

[teresa_palan]

Thank you. Its hokey but I really just have to put my ego aside and Trust. Its a pretty big ego though...