moving update

so... moving sucks. a lot.

so we sold the house at asking price. that is good

the buyers asked for all of closing costs. that is acceptable

the buyers asked for our (very expensive and not fully paid off) wood stove. that is okay

the inspector said our foundation needed repair. that is bad

the contractors rolled their eyes and basically took out existing posts and put new ones in for funsies. that is annoying. and expensive.

the buyers wanted the unused cistern capped off. that is acceptable.

the termite inspector found past evidence of termites. that is bad.

the termite inspector did not find signs of a current infestation. that is good.

the contractors said the damage is many many years old and doesn't need repair. that is good.

the termite people are treating our imaginary termites tomorrow. that is ridiculous.

the well inspector found bacteria in our water. that is bad. and gross.

the well people will install a fancy UV light to kill it. that is expensive. but acceptable

the buyer's loan has not been signed yet. that's just fantastic.

the closing on selling this house is now delayed until that's signed. that's peachy.

the closing on buying our new house also gets delayed because of this. freaking awesome.

and now we are stuck living in our 90% packed up house, with just the clothes we had left out for moving this weekend. amos had to cancel all the electrical/internet cut-offs at the old house and installations at the new house. i am now paranoid about our well water, even though we've been drinking and cooking with it for years. i've started boiling it before i do anything. i researched the type of bacteria it is and most likely amos and i have become tolerant of it over time, but it is bad for babies. that was close.

so yeah. the stress levels in this house are through the roof. we keeps having to spend money on things that aren't even broken. (except the well. that's gross.) the only humor i've gotten out of it is that since the "damaged posts" in the foundation were replaced with shiny new ones, the floor has begun to squeak. we'll tolerate it for a few more days. the buyers can deal with it for a few years. have fun with that.

thought of the day: don't buy a 100 year old farm house and expect things to go smoothly when you sell it later. especially when you're selling to what appears to be a 12 year old boy and his paranoid girlfriend. the nice, new, 10 year old house we're buying has very very few problems. our only repair requests were to replace 2 leaking faucets. it probably cost them a whopping $50, compared to the thousands we're spending. the sellers of our new house have no idea how lucky they are.