house hunting woes, part 1

hopefully there will only be a part one, but i have a feeling there's more to come in the future. so, on sunday we saw a home that was perfect for us. i felt comfortable as soon as i walked in, lots of light, open concept, nice backyard. needed a bit of paint and some TLC, but the price was perfect, it really felt like a nice home for our family. the house even smelled good and i just loved the name of the street it was on! we were all set to put in an offer on monday when canuck calls me at work and says, guess what, the house is no longer on the market, the guy's renting it out instead. we were crushed, especially since there's been slim pickings in the neighborhood lately. so i plugged along the rest of the day, bummed but dealing. however, a few hours later when he picks me up from work he says, guess what, it's back on, he knows we want to put in an offer and he's interested! of course we were delighted, 'cause we knew we could get a good price and we had a shot at it. so our agent trapses over to our house later that night, and we are further told that there's another offer on the table, we're in competition! stress, stress, stress!!! so we did all the paperwork, and she headed over to the house to talk to the selling agent and their people, we should expect a call late that night or early the next morning. we were crossing our fingers the whole time. around 11:30 the phone rings, it's our agent. guess what, you won't believe what happened, the owner took the house of the market, AGAIN, even with two offers on the table. when she arrived at the house, all the family was there screaming at each other. apparently, it was the wife who wanted to sell and the husband who backed down repeatedly. now, we were pissed, but imagine how the listing agent felt. what a waste of time fo all involved! then the listing agent started screaming at them, and everyone was just way pissed off. the end result, no house for us. what a letdown! i'm telling you, after all this, i don't know if i want to move, buy, or sell another home ever again!

so, we wait until something else pops up. we hope the st. joseph statue starts working it's magic soon!