Tuesday, April 22, 2008

The Five Stages of Emotions When Buying Your First Piece of Real Estate





























1. Excitement(awe): Yay, I found the place I really really want! It's the perfect size, it's got white walls and it's perfect for my commute.

2. Determination: I sign a very long contract offer, put my good faith money in and wait.... for it to be accepted by the seller.

3. Consternation: Why is the Seller changing the terms of the contract? I mean it's his piece of real property to sell, but what happened in the last 72 hours that made him change course this directly?

4. Frustration: Seriously? You can't be bothered to let the inspector and appraiser onto the property. Is this b/c you said the first time I saw the property: I ain't fixin' nothin'? You had the nerve to not take my first offer seriously, even though it's now been determined to be the appraised value of the property.

5. Acceptance (zen state): One day I'm going to wake up and either be in this new place or I'm going to still be at home, with all my stuff in boxes. That's the bottom line.

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