Personal stuff

Last month the landlord of the house we are renting decided to put it on the market. The Realtor came, took pictures, put up signs and left. We are not interested in the home because of no garage (we had to help the landlord pay for a carport) and no attic for storage. It is amazing how many boxes we have of books and Christmas decorations.

We decided to begin looking for another home to rent. In our looking, we discovered that home prices are really low in Charlotte and we could get into a new home for the same monthly cost of renting. We looked at allot of foreclosures, short sales, etc. Good prices but most needed work. We put a contract on one foreclosure, too big and needed a new roof. The bank didn't like our offer so we withdrew it and kept looking.

It was down to two homes, one brand new, large but with a postage stamp yard. Another older with a 1/2 acre and new roof, new air conditioners, new carpet, new hot water heater, so we took that one. Our contract offer was accepted and the fun begins.

Strangely though, our landlord sent an email saying he was taking the house off the market and would we consider signing the lease again when it expires in Oct. It is now the end of May, we are to close on the new house in mid July...

I informed him we are buying a home and will need to get out of our lease, as he expected before. Hope he is feeling gracious, even though he will have to find other renters. God will take care of us and maybe him.