Hanging, Hanging....HUNG!

For those of you that have been checking back the last few days to get an update about the house and have been frustrated at my lack of posting to give you an update...Whew! You should have been on this end with me! I waited until I actually had information to share with you. Which means, yes, we have been waiting since we told them on Monday that we wanted the house to find out what was happening.

Janet apparently had told another realtor friend of hers that they could show the house to a perspective tenant couple. She told me this when I spoke with her on Wednesday. The couple was supposed to look at the house yesterday. She also told me that she was "pretty sure" she wanted to rent to us, but needed to honor her word about allowing the other couple to see the house. From what she said they were also prepared to pay more per month in rent than we were. If this was to become a bidding war on the house, we would quickly back down. Yes, the house is perfect and everything that we are looking for and a HOUSE, not an apartment. However, it is also at the cap of what we can afford to spend a month. And another thing, Why waste the time of the realtor and the couple if you are going to rent to us?!!?

So the lovely waiting game was played until 10pm last night...nothing like dragging it out, huh? I have no finger nails left from all the anticipation! I received an email from Janet last night saying that she would be happy to rent to us!!!!!! HOORAY!!! We have a home, a nice one!

We are expecting to hear from her today to make arrangements and decisions as to when we move in and all those things. She has had the whole building, including the carpets and windows cleaned. She said she has a plumber and an electrician scheduled to be there this week. Something about when you turn the dishwasher on the lights in the kitchen dim...Um, a dishwasher, whatever, I would run that sucker in the dark if it meant Tim and I didn't have to actually do dishes anymore! But, she is fixing all the problems that arise in a house that old. She is also having a medicine cabinet installed in the upstairs bathroom.

I am not sure when we will have keys to get in, but as soon as we do, we will go and see the house and bring our camera. This time, I won't leave it in the car!