Our House Is Under Contract: We Have A Buyer!!!!!!

Whooee, what a difference a week makes! Or a day, for that matter.

OUR HOUSE IS UNDER CONTRACT!!

Yes, that's right we have a buyer for our house and we've agreed on all the details to make the sale happen! WooHoo!

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR PRAYERS AND ENCOURAGEMENT OVER THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS! Lord willing, we'll soon be on our way to Burlington, North Carolina!

How It Played Out

• On Sunday our house was one of three houses showcased as part of a front page feature story in our local paper about the affordability of houses in the Coshocton area.

• Wednesday morning we had a showing at 10:30 so we did our clean the house, take the dogs for a drive routine.

• Wednesday night we had an hour-long open house, 6:30-7:30, as part of the Coshocton Tour of Homes...and the folks that came through that morning came back through that evening for a second look. That made us hopefull.

• Thursday was quiet. Too quiet. We ran errands, worked on MAG stuff, and tried not to get too excited about another house showing. We so hoped the phone would ring, but it never did. We started hunkering down into our still-patiently-waiting mode.

• Friday morning our realtor called around 10:30 and said she'd received an offer on the house. She came over with the offer, we discussed it, and then presented our counter-offer around 1:00. Our realtor called back about 10:00 last night and said the buyer had agreed to our counter offer! So, after eight months, the Lord sold our house in twelve hours. Amazing.

We expect to sign the formal sales contract next week, expect closing to happen sometime between August 12-21, and should be on our way to Burlington, NC shortly thereafter. WooHoo!

Karen's already working on a packing strategy.

Please pray that our house will pass the various inspections and that our buyer's loan will be approved!

Heading To Burlington Tomorrow
I was already heading back down to Burlington tomorrow to spend a another week working with Sean at MAG Headquarters so now the trip takes on a new dimension as house hunting comes into play with some purpose. We've been in contact with our realtor in Burlington and have several houses already lined up for viewing.

Karen will remain home, take care of Tucker and Tanner and launch into packing mode. One of her friends from PA will be out for a visit.

A Sign?
While our counter-offer was being considered, this is what appeared over our house.

Rainbow over 368 McClain

Nice touch, eh? What a confirmation that God was up to something big!

Stay tuned, things are going to start picking up speed around here. We'll keep you posted as best as we can! Thanks again for your gifts and prayers that are making this move possible!