The journey continues...
Even banks don't want anything to do with us. We don't receive callbacks, especially after disclosing all the financial information regarding the house.
Current value is just under $60K, we owe just about half that on the mortgage. Essential are about half of what we owe, realistic repairs and upgrades needed to make the house saleable total about what the house is valued at.
Even the buy your house for cash people won't return our calls and I've tried several.
We are stuck in the middle. If we don't fix it, it's only a matter of time before it become uninhabitable; if we do fix it, we will be paying on it until we die.
I suppose we could abandon it and flee the country never to return but that won't happen, unless we are forced to for other reasons.
What a strange journey this has been.
And we've booked a flight to California to trace another story that has been evolving for 20 years which peaked about a year ago when I found a connection to the story which dates back to 1932, still living and still well. I am nervous and thrilled at this, even though we can't really afford it.
But there is a window of opportunity and I'd rather not live with the regret.
My dog is 13 and is showing signs of age, some days better than others.
New grandbaby, not sure I envisioned all of this when I set out but it is the reality we face. Rather than run, I am trying to embrace it and walk through it in hopes that on the other side is a story worth sharing.
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