And….we’ve got another contract!

I think this one is a winner! A young couple with a brand new baby born one week ago put a contract on the house yesterday. A little more money than the other offer but that didn’t seem to be the bottom line in this transaction.

I got the offer first thing in the morning. My initial instinct was to counteroffer…again. But I forced myself to sit still and feel what I was feeling in my bones and ask myself some important questions. Which would feel better….asking for more money or being grateful a lovely young family would live in my house? If they couldn’t afford more money and they walked, how would that make me feel if I had to sit and wait several months on another buyer? Was that little bit more really worth it in the long run? If I resorted to renting it again, am I willing to run the risk of damages to the house and lawn? Am I willing to worry whether the renters would pay the rent? What if there was a major repair or appliance that needed replacing? Where would that extra money come from? When it comes down to it, my initial investment in this house grew substantially bigger than it would have in some other investments I could have made. And…it’s not all about the money and it’s not all about me. This young family is thrilled they’re getting this house to raise their baby in. My next door neighbors are thrilled because they had a new baby a couple of weeks before my buyers and there will be playmates and new friendships to be made.

Yes, this is a win-win-win situation and I am totally at peace with this decision. I feel in my heart I have done the right thing. And that’s something no amount of money can buy! <3