So I closed on my house this morning.

December 01, 2021, 09:54 AM

Tuckerrnr1

When I changed jobs in 2012, we moved closer to the new employer and have been renting a house. In mid September, the landlord called and told us he was done with the work of maintaining the rental properties and was selling them all in January. We have had a very good relationship with the owner, making improvements to the property over the years as it was his house, it was our home. We redid all the landscape, he paid for the materials and we did the labor. For the past few years he has handed me a book of deposit slips and said "Please pay the rent on time." with a smile. He gave us first right to buy at a reduced price and we of course took it. I now believe that he had this in the back of his mind for some time as he always asked for our input when he had the roof done and the house painted in recent years. It's been some time but now we will spend Christmas in our own home once again.

December 01, 2021, 09:56 AM

cruiser68

Nice, congrats!

December 01, 2021, 10:12 AM

mcrimm

There's no place like home. Your home.

I'm sorry if I hurt you feelings when I called you stupid - I thought you already knew - Unknown
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When you have no future, you live in the past. " Sycamore Row" by John Grisham

December 01, 2021, 10:12 AM

NOCkid

Congratulations, sounds like a win-win situation for all involved. It is very refreshing to hear a positive story these days.

December 01, 2021, 10:20 AM

ergoproxy

A merry Christmas indeed, congrats

December 01, 2021, 10:24 AM

old rugged cross

Congrats, these kinds of stories Where someone show's appreciation to another person when the time is right always is nice to hear. Good for the both of you. Not everyone is out to make a killing

December 01, 2021, 10:46 AM

blueye

Nice, congratulations.

December 01, 2021, 10:51 AM

ensigmatic

Congratulations!

"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe
"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher

December 01, 2021, 10:53 AM

Mustang-PaPa

Enjoy!

December 01, 2021, 11:02 AM

V-Tail

December 01, 2021, 11:19 AM

Skins2881

Great news, even better, you don't need to deal with moving.

December 01, 2021, 11:28 AM

BigSwede

That's great, congrats and enjoy YOUR home

December 01, 2021, 11:33 AM

220-9er

Sounds like you and your now former landlord were a great match.
Good to see it worked for both of you.

December 01, 2021, 02:21 PM

flashguy

What a wonderful event! Enjoy your new home ownership. ("Home is where the heart is."

flashguy

December 01, 2021, 02:26 PM

mark123

Congratulations, my friend. I'm very happy for you.

December 01, 2021, 02:28 PM

satch

A Landlord that’s hard to find. In our town you can drive down any street and pick out the homes that are rentals. We do have a local company that is buying up trashed rentals cheap,fixing them up and selling them to people who want to own.

December 01, 2021, 05:25 PM

doublesharp

Congratulations. I've had a few tenants from hell but you sound like one that was heaven sent. Good luck. Where at in Fl? I had a place in Glades county for 30 years.

December 01, 2021, 06:03 PM

katndog

congrats that is so lovely

December 01, 2021, 06:14 PM

Rey HRH

Congratulations!

"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.