Skyguy:

I am sooooooooooooooo happy for you. :)

Oh yes there is! When you coming over? :throwtomatoes:

...just kidding of course! :p

And you think after 5 years, I've finished my unpacking?.....:a20::a20::a20:

Hurray for Skyguy.

Sold in 4 days. AWESOME!

Another thank you (not) to our Federal Government
 

Our good luck took a rapid about face thanks to our property being declared by FEMA to be in a flood zone, and our house has never even come close to any flooding or had more than a few inches of standing water in our basement from storm drain backup when there has been nearby flooding. Go figure! And this is just one of a number of negative situations we've experienced lately where the cause can be traced back to various actions by our federal government.

It also figures that our buyers found out about this new decleration before we did, and when they found out that flood insurance (required by the bank) would cost something like $4500 per year, they backed out of the contract.

Next week we're having an engineer do an elevation study at an additional expense of $500 as that may result in a signifant reduction in the flood insurance cost, possibly to under $900 anually, and if that can happen then we have a much better chance of selling with the taxes being pretty low at out location. If we're really lucky we might find a cash buyer and insurance won't be necessary.
In the mean it's back to square one!http://www.opticstalk.com/smileys/Head%20Banger.gif

:shocked:

So sorry to hear about that, skyguy. Sounds like you're taking a pro-active approach - hope it turns out to your benefit.

Bill :(

Sorry to hear of this reversal of fortune. :(

Hoping something positive will happen for you. :)

Sorry about the change in the sale. Fingers and toes are crossed for a quick resolution and another quick and uneventful sale!

Bummer! Here's to a "silver lining" somewhere!
 

SkyGuy, I can't believe you had this kind of set-back. Hang in there - let's hope there is a silver lining in this cloud, and you will be able to move forward again soon!

skyguy -- hope this bump in the road to selling your house is resolved soon. Keep us posted on what happens.

Here we go with round two! Got and accepted an offer today from another party that's aware of the flood zone situation! Not as good a deal (for us) as the first one that fell through, but it is within our acceptable range anyway! If all goes smooth with the appraisal and inspection, then we should be good to go... knock on wood! Let's just hope that Murphy's Law doesn't strike us twice!

Sending positive thoughts your way!!! I just know this is the one!

I'm letting go of all negative vibes and sending positive ones your way. Good luck. :wave:

Hoping this one goes well, skyguy!

Bill :)

Hoping the Best
 

We lived at 1800 feet above Sea Level and no drainage or rivers near us.

A Government FEMA Goof had us in a Flood Zone! Bank wanted us to buy flood insurance?

I feel your pain it took a year to get it reversed but it was corrected.

Good luck on the new sale.

Hoping there is no slip t'wixt cup and lip and this deal goes sailing through.

I know how you feel, you can't breathe until it is a done deal and it ain't over until it's over.

I know it will be finished soon Eileen and Joe. Feel these hugs. And when we were unpacking I found a rosary and I still know how to use it .

Gracie. Who could be devouter.

Hoping and wishing this offer results with a check in your hand and you can get onto your new life with a less thing to worry about.

:pray:

After the flood zone issue was resolved, then came yet another hurdle to get over. The radon test showed that the level was over a 6. (4 is highest acceptable) Sounds like my parents were lucky in that neither ever developed any health problems associated with radon, and they lived there approx. 50 years. At least the rest of the inspection (as well as the bank's appraisal) went OK!

Anyway, that wasn't too bad a hurdle to get over except it's costing us somewhere around $1400 for the ventilation system. We have our fingers crossed now and got notified yesterday by our lawyer's office that they're hoping to close tomorrow, (Fri) unless the lender has a problem with it, then comes the $$$ that all the loan sharks are ready to devour! (just kidding)

So far we haven't gotten confirmation about closing tomorrow, so I guess it boils down to our continually being on pins and needles right up to the last minute.

This process would have been a lot more fun though... if we were into S&M! :1rotfl:

Sky:

My thoughts and prayers go you to you the closing will take place and you won't have to worry and deal with this anymore. :)

Best wishes for the Holiday season to you and yours.

Joe :wave:

Sold house!
 

Congrats!!

Just finished reading the entire thread for the first time. Looking at the dates I thought something must be wrong. Glad to see it all worked out during this festive time of year.

We had slight issues on our first two houses we sold so I hope this time around it will be smooth.

Good luck! and hope you are enjoying the Florida sunshine.

Congrats! :):)