Part 17. Buy me a house, Please.

After that night I refused to think about my almost fate, instead I threw myself into our exit strategy. The next day I got in touch with an old Crossfit Friend I remember being a realtor, I am forever grateful for her guidance into our current home. She was the most amazing person to help us through this, especially with where we were coming from. She was open and honest about everything, even the things that weren’t going quite right. I didn’t know how much I just needed the communication to find comfort, but even when it was upsetting news I could handle it because at least I knew.

I had never been more on top of or organized about a major process as I was at that time, if She needed anything I made it happen. Normally I would find fear and overwhelm in things that are new and overwhelming, but She made it so easy. I knew exactly what I needed and when, she would remind me of upcoming anything, and most importantly she never lost hope that we would find a home.

I got to work on our pre-approval and scoured all Realtor apps, including the daily emails I received from our realtor on homes in our budget. Our budget was small, for what the market had become post covid, we no longer could afford many houses on the market. What fit into our budget was questionable at best, or they did not work with first time home buyers or it wouldn’t pass our FHA inspection.

Ryan and I threw all our efforts into seeing as many places as we could. We knew what we would be willing to settle for and what we really wanted, so we split efforts to see whatever we could whenever one of us was available. The week following receiving our pre-approval back I was set to take a trip to the Bahamas with no cell reception. As I left for the trip of a lifetime, I tasked Ryan with two things: Take care of our babies, and buy me a house.

My desire to find a home for us was almost more powerful than my desire for this trip, I am so grateful I did not let my situation stop me from going on the trip that gave me so much. I am forever grateful for my sister for allowing me to join on this trip. The people on that boat changed my life for the better, the experiences I had on that boat made me stronger.

So I left, with Ryan and our Amazing Realtor to the task, for the first time I felt safe to release control to them…weird but really nice.