Sold

After almost nine months on the market, our house in Michigan officially has new owners tonight. The buyers made us a decent offer over a month ago, and we have been patiently waiting through counter-offers and inspections and repairs and more. The contract originally listed September 10 as the target sale date, and I must admit that I was surprised when everything actually fell into place before today's 4:00 p.m. closing time.

Back in June of 1991, Jim and I had put a down payment on an empty lot and a not-yet-built house in a new subdivision. We excitedly chose the brick and the siding and the carpet colors and the cupboards for our new digs. We watched the construction of the structure from the basement up to the roof. We eagerly moved into our new home on November 15 that year and lived there for nearly two decades.

When Jim's job was relocated to Houston last year, I was especially sad that we had to put the place up for sale. Finally, we were buoyed and delighted when - after 110 or so showings - a family came along that genuinely loved our house as much as we did. There were problems and issues and troublesome obstacles on the road to today's closing, but the buyers hung in there.

Welcome home Rebecca and Anthony! Take care of our old homestead.