Balldog
10-07-2015, 08:46 PM
I'm curious if anyone else has had some similar type of experience...
Back in June I was approached by a headhunter about a job in the south...the job was interesting, the pay was in line, and the location was good! So we explored the possibility with excitement.
During the hiring process we contacted a few realtors to understand what to expect for our house. The results were consistent in range so we took the low end to be conservative. We also found out we were pregnant with kid #5 towards the end of the process (about 6 weeks later).
The offer came, we crunched the numbers and said lets go for it! Knowing the housing market in Michigan really slows down once school starts we started pushing to get involved with the relocation team asap but the process drug out for 2 weeks to get our house on the market. The approved realtors also came in about $25k less than what we had been told earlier.
Here we are going on 60 days on the market and we got an offer last weekend for $30k less...so we are now $50k off track! We countered and they refused to negotiate.
So we are soon to be headed into winter with no buyer...
On to buying the house...during our house hunting trip we found 2 houses we really liked. We made an offer on our favorite but so did someone else and we lost out. So we moved on to the 2nd house. We made an offer and they accepted. Then comes the inspection with 41 issues - some safety, some major issues, and some minor issues. We asked for all safety issues that we could not do ourselves to be fixed and all major issues to be addressed. They basically said no and we terminated. We have been searching for other options and have yet to find anything...
So no house to buy and can't sell our house...
Here we are a family of 6 with #7 coming in a few months...stuck in a 3 bedroom apartment...on the 2nd floor...we actually just got our first noise complaint tonight...with no end in sight.
It's quite depressing.
Early this year I talked to a company in Michigan about joining their team. They made an offer but I ended up staying put. They asked that if I ever reconsider to please contact them. They actually reached out to me this week and I am honestly considering abandoning ship and heading back.
To complicate things I have significant bonuses due at year end and will have to pay some relo expenses back.
The job is going ok but there have been remarks about waiting to unleash everything on me until I sell my house that are really bothering me. And the job isn't exactly as described...more travel and less interesting work...
We have always wanted to move south but it seems like this just isn't working. Any advice from anyone who has been through this would be greatly appreciated.
Back in June I was approached by a headhunter about a job in the south...the job was interesting, the pay was in line, and the location was good! So we explored the possibility with excitement.
During the hiring process we contacted a few realtors to understand what to expect for our house. The results were consistent in range so we took the low end to be conservative. We also found out we were pregnant with kid #5 towards the end of the process (about 6 weeks later).
The offer came, we crunched the numbers and said lets go for it! Knowing the housing market in Michigan really slows down once school starts we started pushing to get involved with the relocation team asap but the process drug out for 2 weeks to get our house on the market. The approved realtors also came in about $25k less than what we had been told earlier.
Here we are going on 60 days on the market and we got an offer last weekend for $30k less...so we are now $50k off track! We countered and they refused to negotiate.
So we are soon to be headed into winter with no buyer...
On to buying the house...during our house hunting trip we found 2 houses we really liked. We made an offer on our favorite but so did someone else and we lost out. So we moved on to the 2nd house. We made an offer and they accepted. Then comes the inspection with 41 issues - some safety, some major issues, and some minor issues. We asked for all safety issues that we could not do ourselves to be fixed and all major issues to be addressed. They basically said no and we terminated. We have been searching for other options and have yet to find anything...
So no house to buy and can't sell our house...
Here we are a family of 6 with #7 coming in a few months...stuck in a 3 bedroom apartment...on the 2nd floor...we actually just got our first noise complaint tonight...with no end in sight.
It's quite depressing.
Early this year I talked to a company in Michigan about joining their team. They made an offer but I ended up staying put. They asked that if I ever reconsider to please contact them. They actually reached out to me this week and I am honestly considering abandoning ship and heading back.
To complicate things I have significant bonuses due at year end and will have to pay some relo expenses back.
The job is going ok but there have been remarks about waiting to unleash everything on me until I sell my house that are really bothering me. And the job isn't exactly as described...more travel and less interesting work...
We have always wanted to move south but it seems like this just isn't working. Any advice from anyone who has been through this would be greatly appreciated.