16 Days Until We’re Homeless

By On July 11, 2012 · 8 Comments

Here we are, it’s already Wednesday again! As I’m sure you can imagine, it’s been insane around here lately. It seems like time is FLYING by,

16 days until we’re homeless.

We didn’t get the house we put an offer in on. They accepted our offer but they didn’t think that it would appraise for that so they wanted us to get a renovation loan. Which means the house obviously had huge issues and we just couldn’t do all that long distance and needing to move in in less than 3 weeks.

So, as of right now, we still have no idea where we’re going.

We are taking this weekend to look at our “short list” of homes. There are 12 houses on there. 7 are on our “high priority” list and the other 5 are “back up” homes. No matter what though, even if we put an offer in this weekend, we still won’t be able to close by the time we need to move out of our house.

We’re trying to come up with a back up plan. But with a $5,000/year budget, 4 dogs, and 30 something chickens – it’s not like a hotel or an apartment is an option. We talked about maybe renting a house for a month but the odds of finding someone who will let us go month to month with all of our pets is slim to none. Living in a travel trailer for a month is looking more and more likely. But then we have to figure out how to move all of our stuff (not that there is much left) twice and where to store it while we wait to close. And we can’t figure any of this out until we find a house and get a firm move in date.

The logistics of something like this are a nightmare. Not only do we have all of the animals, but I also run a business out of our home. Shutting down for a month isn’t an option – I have two preorders coming in during that time. Not to mention I’ve worked my butt off to get business, I really don’t want to turn it away for a month!

Stressssssssssing….

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  • Emily V

    Can you stay with family for a month?

    • http://thegnomesmom.com Lori W

      We may be able to, but not with 4 dogs and 30 chickens!

      • http://twitter.com/bananatomic Amy

        Could you talk to a local farm or a friend with a great yard?  Maybe they can house the chickens at least until you find a place. 

  • ElisaMomof4

    OMG, I feel for you, you are in a tough spot for sure!

  • Charlotte R

    Storage units sometimes have the first month free. We did that when we moved to Texas. You don’t have to do another month, so if you find something quick, it is totally free.

  • http://shaggydogblog.tumblr.com Lisa

    We lived in a camper for 8 months when we built our house – it’s actually not as bad as it sounds, as long as you have somewhere to park it where the chickens can stay (we had two – TWO dogs at the time, one of which was a foster who made it her personal goal to destroy every screen in that camper, but it still worked).  

    We had storage, but we also rented PODS storage units for our important stuff – they deliver as early as the next day (if one is available) and are pretty cheap, and they’ll even relocate them for fairly cheap, so you can have them park it at your new place when you get a house and unload it at your leisure (still, need a place to park all this – we were at my BIL’s).  Just a thought!  If you have any questions, you can find me at http://shaggydogblog.tumblr.com …. I only know one other person that’s ventured to live in a camper for a year and it’s funny the things that come up.  Good luck!

    • http://shaggydogblog.tumblr.com Lisa

      p.s. my blog is written largely after we were in the camper, but I just mean you can find my contact info there..

      • http://thegnomesmom.com Lori W

        Thanks Lisa! Kenzie is adorable :)