The Long Awaited "10 Days"

Well, today is 6/5/2010.

This is one of the dates that has risen the Hubs and my stress levels to new extremes over the past couple months. Why? Because it is 10 days before our official close on the new house.

The 10 day marker is one that holds extreme importance - all had to be approved, completed, dotted, and crossed by this day.

And, after some amazing handiwork and many bottles of wine, the task of crossing off items on the 6/5/2010 List has been accomplished... and I still have no clue how we managed to pull it off. Granted, I am not yet willing to allow myself to completely believe it. I'll wait for the new keys to be mailed before I toast the success.

So, what is the newest stress? Managing our way through a long distance closing.

Ah yes, our transplanted selves are still in the midwest, yet our new home is in the south. Flying down for the day seems rather wasteful, and so we are simply going to handle the paperwork from the other house - the one we have listed for sale. Nothing about the hair-pulling mortgage process has been simple. Nothing has gone smoothy. Nothing has even gone reasonably. I am just hoping that today, the long awaited "10 days before close" day, will turn our lender luck round.

I think we've earned it.

Unfortunately, I think a lot of things, and am not always agreed with.

Even with the horrifying memories of the past two months still looming in my mind, I am trying to venture forth with optimism. Hopefully all the time and effort we have put into the process thus far will grant us smooth sailing over the next 10 days. We still need to meet with lawyers, sign documents, mail them to GA, and wait for the seller and seller's lawyers to finalize all the paperwork. It seems like a lot of exchanges that could potentially be foiled, but I would like to have faith in the fact that those involved are competent professionals.

We shall see.

And shall hope for best (though still prepare for the worst! - better prepared than not, right?)

Now to get the Midwest House immaculately clean before tomorrow's open house, especially since in 10 days, we will officially own two houses. eeek!!!