F*ck f*ck f*ck

We had three offers on our place Sunday. We accepted the highest one with the fewest conditions. The offers were close, and we could have gone back to the closest ones and asked if either one was willing to go a bit higher to create a clear difference. But we wanted to be good people, and we trusted that in a multiple offer situation both people had put themselves out as far as they could go. We didn't want to get greedy since we were getting what we hoped and a bit more. Plus we felt a real comfort in that the buyer's agent made her client sound extremely sympathetic and that she really, really wanted to be in this building; that it quote unquote "felt like home." It's funny how it works here - the agents do their little spiels on their clients in the hopes that you might be swayed by that even if the offer isn't, strictly speaking, the best one.

What's weird is that for a few days afterwards I had a real sadness for the runners up, who had apparently been beat out in several multiple offer situations already. They were (according to their agent) a young couple looking to start a family et cetera et cetera. I don't know why I didn't really care about the third couple even though they had sounded nice as well. After a few days I got over my seller's remorse.

The inspection was yesterday and went well and I met, very briefly, the skinny bitch who, I thought, would be moving in. (You see where I'm going with all this, right?) But there was one more little condition I hadn't really worried about. She had already seen and signed off on our financials for the condominium, but not a particular form that also lists some financial details and assures that we are up-to-date on our condo fee payments (which we are). In my mind it was a complete formality, but of course the standard contract is drafted in a way that is quite vague. So apparently she is now backing out because she has decided she will not "approve" that form. The pisser is that she's had that form since Sunday night and she has waited until Thursday to back out so now our condo is cold cold cold.

I know it sounds crazy to be in a fit because our condo hasn't sold in a week, but in this market a week or two on the market can mean a difference of $15K or more in price.

The somewhat significant silver lining is that at least we can go back to the other two offers and ask them if they are still interested. But man, how could she DO that to us? She royally f*cked us and she knows it. Our agent and hers feels that she is using it as an excuse because her father (who was at the inspection) feels she is overextending. Good for her I guess, but our condo was very fairly priced and I can guaran-f*cking-tee she will not find anything as nice at the same price. Did I mention the gleaming hardwood floors, gourmet kitchen and loads of upgrades? And now I have to clean it again! F*ck!!