I have been in the process of house hunting seriously since the beginning of 2005... It all started with looking at a 1985 2 story Victorian that I was in love with but was seriously at the stud level and there was no way to get a conventional loan on it.. That lead to me getting a realtor and fruitless hunting.. had a contract on a nice little 1960's ranch in Liberty back in early June... That house has since come back on the market by the same owners... The contract fell through last time due to issues of them not willing to budge on the price after inspection and discovery of the little nasty bugs in the lower garage wall around some water damage.

Well, the house came back on the market sometime in September.. but it was into Oct. before I looked at it again for fun more than anything.. Hell, I'd already sunk the inspection on it, so what was the big deal?? They hadn't exactly fixed anything.. but they hadn't made it worse either... Monday, I had my realtor begin negotiations on it with them.. basically I am back where I was at before with them... no biggy... it seems that all the houses in Liberty of this vintage all need the same crap done to them.. new windows, new siding, upgrades to the electrical service, etc. I can do this stuff myself.. no problem... the issue is getting them set in concrete on a price as well as set in concrete on a close and possession date.

I signed the paperwork today... tried my best to get them to understand my point of view on it all and hope for the best... 10 months is too long to look, but I am a picky bastard.. I am an architect afterall.. I do have principals and can be as stubborn as a mule... I hate having someone else in control of my life.