It never failed, every time we would complete a short sale transaction, we would tell ourselves we would never do a short sale again, because they take a long time and dealing with the banks is cumbersome with having to fax things over and over and dealing with different case workers. But of course, each time we would sit down with the sellers to hear of their situation, we would feel for their current situation and end up helping them.
This one particular situation was very hard. The family had small elementary age children and one of them had very serious health issues. The father was also dealing with life threatening health issues. Mom was working as hard as she could, but their lifestyle before all this illness required two incomes. So fast forward to the time we started working with them, their bills were mounting, dad could not always work, mom worked hard and they were underwater.
The house they lived in was their first home. A sweet house with a bit of land, and a nice back yard. They were married in that back yard. And here they were having to part from their past in a very hard way.
Mom did everything she needed to do to get the paperwork completed once we had a buyer. There were delays and things were a bit of a challenge, but finally it was done. The house was sold. They were lucky to have relatives who could take them in. I tried to stay in touch over the years. I still drop off Christmas cookies at the last location I know where they lived. But I’m sure we are a reminder of a sad time in their lives, when they lost their beloved home. When I drive by their former home, I often wonder how they are all doing.
(This post was written for the August Challenge – The Transaction That Touched Your Heart. Thanks to Ralph Gorgoglione and Carol Williams for hosting.)
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