For Sale by Owner Not Rent to Own...

We live in a little town & I do mean little. If you blinked when you drove down the main highway you would miss it. So anyway if you have been reading my blog for a while we have been trying to sell our house to move closer to our families. Yes they only live 30 - 40 mins away but the one area we drive through is hell. (Sorry... But its the only word that describes it.) It use to be farm country there but all the city folks move out there with there huge homes & bad driving skills and now its a mess! ( I have no problem with city folks... I am friends & work with a lot of them)
I actually like going shopping out there and all. Its just the traffic congestion kills me.
Anyway back to selling the house. I believe we were dealt a bad hand .....The Realtors we had were horrible. The first one he seemed very nice, acted like he knew what he was doing, and then left that company to pass us off onto some one we did not chose. Which we never even met her in a 4 month period. And it was not for the lack of trying. I would try to accommodate she had 2 children & a 2nd job. But every time I could meet with her she could not meet with me. She always wanted to come down during my working hours & I explained that I could take my 1/2hr lunch & discuss anything she may want to change or do differently. Well she ended telling me I could probably do it in a 1/2hr but I am a CHATTY person. I was like WHAT! So finally I had to write to the branch office & request our 1 year contract to be termed. You know I am a mom & I work full time & I understand the importance of family but if family really effects your job than maybe that's not the right job for you. Or you need to be very up front with your client. I felt bad for the lady but like I said in 4months I never met her nor did my house sell.
During the holiday Nov- April we took the house off the market. Now we re listed For sale by owner even added it to the multi list ourselves by using housepad.com for a flat rate 279.00. We started the dreadful search for a house again with the help of a realtor who I really like. And she has been very upfront with us. She came & looked at our house & did a CMA analysis to see what we could change or if the price was to high. And believe me I explained we will not list with a realtor unless absolutely necessary.... But as she said I can not sell you a house unless you sell your house. So by er doing that she is still helping us & her. So here we find out the house is over priced by 15,000.00. I was a little embarrassed. But really how would I know the original realtor came up with that price per his info. But she had it all in a book she made for us with comparisons to other homes. Rooms, yard size, SQ ft of house, everything...you name she had it. So sadly after staying up half the night listening to Michael breath. We decided to knock the price down. Now the reason I could not sleep is we have had a plan on if we sold the house how much we could put down, how much we could afford, and now that changes everything. But I try to remind myself as my dad always said things will work themselves out.

We have had 3 really interested people. THEY LOVED IT! So we were thinking were moving then we get that call ....
" Would you be interested in RENT TO OWN?"
I know they do not know our business but with a mortgage, a loan for adoption, car pymt & just daily expenses....Do I really want to trust someone who may come in live her 2 years or 2 months trash the place ( I know not all people are like that but the stories you hear from people who rent places are scary!) and be responsible to foot the bill in the end. No! So anyway I then felt what a waste of time it was to show the house to these people. I have a 19 month old who if VERY active & cleaning up after him is a job. So I spent all that time running around like a nut for them to ask me if I would consider rent to own. How about asking before you see the house.

Sorry if I seem like I am pouring this on ya all. But I'm really frustrated right now. So thanks for listening...I appreciate it!

Well better go... Laundry to fold & god knows it won't fold itself...