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May 11, 2016

Gig Harbor House: Buying and Selling

We always knew that selling our house in an unpredictable market only 18 months after we bought it would be an interesting experience.  And oh it has.  My father-in-law is a real estate agent and he keeps reminding me that, "You just never know" when it comes to buying and selling houses.  

And while I keep repeating this mantra, I'm still shocked when we get unexpected news.
When buyer #1 inspection is totally benign, and then buyer #2 asks for $4,000 in repairs.
But while we're on the subject, I've had some time to reflect on the hilarious differences between buying and selling this house.  

Selling our house:
Pricing
Signing an offer
Inspection repair requests
The net sheet
After closing (at least this is how I expect to feel)
When we bought our house:
We had no idea what was happening and it felt like magic.

But as we go farther down the path of escrow #2 I'm trying to adopt a more Zen attitude, inspired in part by my cool as a cucumber spouse.  In a nutshell:
Imma try



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