You won't believe it!

I don't know if you remember, but we were desperately trying to sell our house for about 2 years. We had showing after showing, to no avail. We finally found a renter, so we could get out from under that ginormous monthly payment.

We made the choice to move to VA knowing that our renter could skip out at any point, or just not renew their lease and we'd have to figure out what to do at that point. Well, we had a gentleman contact us out of the clear blue sky who was interested in buying the house. Very interested. We agreed on the price and spoke with our tenant about the possibility of them terminating their lease early for us and giving up their right to purchase. At first, they were completely resistant. The prospective "buyer" was persistant and asked us to offer different scenarios to the tenant. I was very skeptical of his accepting any of the terms, since none were in his best interest. I will tell you, I was floored when I read his response this morning, as he was gracisouly accepting some of the terms and willing to work with us, while giving up his right to purchase at a crazy reduced price. So, we are driving this weekend to show the home to the prospective dude. I am hopeful and overwhelmed that all of this happened so suddenly and unexpectedly. We have no agent and no agent fees! So, we were able to offer a very nice price and still be able to pay off the loans on the house. Keeping my fingers crossed from this point forward. Say a prayer for us.