out of my league, twice

[kareina]

The cute house I bid on on Monday morning had already gone past my price range by lunch time, but not so much out of my range as to remove the temptation of being stupid, where "stupid" = completely empty the house savings account rather than leaving some in reserve in case things break. However, by Tuesday evening the bids had crept up high enough that the temptation was going away. I also spoke to the bank on Tuesday, who confirmed what I had already suspected: because my job is only a nine-month contract they won't give me a loan. No, not even a small, short one to be paid back within those nine months. Therefore I resigned myself to not getting the house (unless a miracle happens and the seller chooses my bid even though it isn't highest).

This morning my sister wondered idly just how much money I was talking between the difference between my highest bid, and what I would need to bid now if I wanted to re-enter the bidding. Once she converted that to US dollars and saw that, actually, in the scale of house buying prices she is used to, that amount was pretty much nothing, she offered provide the extra cash if the bid was successful. So I tried again. However, this time I didn't have the nerves I did on Monday--I had already accepted that I wasn't going to get this house, therefore I could just enjoy a few day dreams about how life might be if I did, and then the other bidders quickly responded and pushed it back out of my price range again.

So I wait. The right house is likely to come up, eventually.

Comments

[rustmon]

yep! It'll come! :)