What Next?

We are scheduled to close on the house on May 31st and turn over the keys on June 4th. We are still not sure where we are headed after that. I have been looking for apartments for the past few weeks and we haven't found anything that matches exactly what we want. I think we are going to have to settle for something in between. We really want a place with two living areas (like a finished basement) and a garage. We need a place that allows pets and we have a budget of around $1,000. The kicker is that we are looking for a short-term lease (preferably 3-month but will make do with a 6-month). As I said, this has proven to be impossible. I have even contact a couple of apartment search professionals. No dice. So we are thinking of taking a townhome with a finished basement that has no garage and a 6-month lease. The cons are that there is no garage, the kitchen is tiny, and it isn't the nicest property. The pros are that is has a ton of space and it's pretty cheap for the amount of space.

There are a couple of reasons for the short term lease. First, our end goal in all this is to move to my hometown by the time Kyler starts school. We have about 4 years before then. However, there isn't much for housing on the market there and we want to buy a place that really fits our wants and needs rather than getting into something for a few years and then selling and buying all over again. So we are just waiting and watching for something we really like. After seeing the housing prices there (it is surprisingly high), we are now considering purchasing some land in town and building a new home. The second reason for the short term lease is that we are considering a move out of state prior to Kyler starting school. It is sort of our last chance to do something like this so we are keeping that option open. This would depend on Brett's employment opportunities.

So as you can see, we have no idea what's next. Heck, we don't even know for sure that the house sale is going to go through. Our crazy buyers scheduled another walk through tomorrow for some reason. It seems pretty strange to us and even to our realtor. So we plan to put down a deposit on a place but not sign a lease agreement or move until after closing. This will work out considering we have not started packing yet (I packed a box of toys, got rid of a bed, and sold a computer desk so far). I know, yikes!