Yes! In the paper, there was a 4 bedroom house for rent. We went and looked and were totally hooked. We were number 6 on a list of 13 who were looking. So we filled out a credit application (turned in within a half hour!) and we waited! This was Saturday. Sunday passed. Monday came. I waited for them to call, surely the creditors had been contacted by now! I called. Machine. I didn't leave a message. I called again later to see if it had been rented. She said no, and that we seemed the most interested but she hadn't gotten hold of our previous landlord, RealEstate 1. I told her they don't open till 9 and they're closed from noon to one. It was about 4:30. She said she would try again and to call back in the morning.
So I felt a little better. I was a wreck all day. We have to get out of this trailer. It has mice that die in my hallway and spiders that don't go away and leaking faucets that drip down the tub and onto the floor and we think there may be mold. I was spizazzing (Spazzing times 10) all day!
She called back at 4:55. I see the time on my caller id. We got the house! Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes! And we can have our puppy Rocksy! We go in at 11 to pay and sign the papers. Now the only problem I have is our current landlord. But due to the problems we are having and that we are going to have another baby, I am going to fight. I am much more eloquent (ha!) in writing than in person, so at 5 this morning I wrote a letter in my head while trying to back to sleep. I had to get up with the dog and with Bruce, so I wrote it out. I usually can remember things that I write in my head, but I was afraid I would forget it all. Now it is typed, I need to get the printer hooked up, then I am going to mail it. I really don't want to talk to them in person. I wonder, though, if they are going to give us our $400 deposit back.
People here think that $450/month is a lot here. But after paying $650 for a teensy apartment, this is nothing. We would have paid five. (Plus they want the last months rent. Again, this is not new to us after living in Laramie!)
I admit I prayed.
6 comments:
Glad you got the house...If you are breaking your lease, you probably won't get your deposit back. Make sure you list all the problems you are having with your trailer. Good luck.
Thanks! I am so excited. I still feel like it is a dream and I haven't woke up yet to find that its not true. This trailer is seriously depressing. I probably won't get the money back, but I can hope!
I need to add to my letter that the well water here is undrinkable. I forgot that one!
We won't tell anyone you prayed. It'll be our little secret. :)
Best of luck, and take pictures as you go in. It'll help if there are any disputes when you leave.
Yay!
We are still here and I am so happy! The owners of this house are very nice people. The pics are a good idea. the place wasn't the cleanest, i'll admit. Like, the fidge had some crumbs and the tub still had soapscum, but they were trying to fix it. Since they bought it two years ago, they always had renters. This time they took their time and painted and fixed what needed fixing. I'd rather have a fixed house thatn a clean one, you know what I mean?
We are on the "SouthSide," this just means that this part of town is very old. This house has been modernized so its not so bad. I really like it. We are still unpacking and this is my first time on the pc in DAYS! DAYS I tell you!
Congratulations! $450/mo is a STEAL! Remind me to move there when I retire!
No kidding! It's only $400 w/o pets! We have more space than we know what to do with. I have empty shelves! I can go to our storage and unpack stuff!
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