Disapponinted

Just not finding any other homes that compare to the one we couldn't get because of its roof issues...

And yet another post titled frustration

This house isn't even worth blogging about anymore. Once again, we think we'll be able to get it, when in fact we can not. I'm tired of people dragging us around and not being up front with the costs. I'm just done. I think we'll continue to be renters. And I don't want any kind of "don't give up" comments. I really am done with this. I don't expect buying a home to be easy, but it isn't worth this kind of hassle. Seriously.

Ongoing Frustration

Kevin this time... We're back to waiting to find out whether we are getting the house or not. It seems that despite our realtor's assurance that it doesn't matter whether we are applying concessions to closing or repairs, it does matter to the bank we are buying from. They seem to be willing to pay for the new roof that the house also needs, but they don't like that we corrected the allocation of concessions in our contract addendum. Waiting now to find out whether they can be convinced to go for it anyways or whether we can find a way to reduce closing costs or something to still meet the money we have to work with. Annoying to no end.

False hope

The realtor apparently read the documents wrong. We did not get the house. Disregard my last post that I just deleted.

My Back

I hurt my back a few months ago, and recently went for an MRI. I got the results back today and it's exactly what they suspected: a herniated disc.

The next step is to go to an Orthropedic specialist where they will most likely recommend giant needles full of steroids be injected into my spine, pain pills, and physical therapy.

I hate that option. I hate pain pills and I certainly don't want a giant needle stuck into my spine on several different occasions (isn't there some risk involved with that?) and there's a chance that route won't even work long-term.

My other options appear to be surgery (yuck! I think not!) Or spinal decompression therapy. I like the idea of decompression therapy. It sounds painful, but it's drug free, which is always the best option in my opinion. The problem with it is that it's very expensive and not covered by my insurance. The doctor's office says they'll fight tooth and nail for me to get the therapy if that's what I want, but there's a good chance insurance will refuse, since it's an alternative treatment. I could risk hurting my credit by taking out a small loan for the therapy, but I'm afraid to touch anything credit-wise while we're trying to get a home. You never know how some things will impact that oh-so-important credit score.

In any case, long-term pain is not an option, and I will choose anything over drugs or surgery.

If you haven't heard of spinal decompression therapy, there are two different types I could try. One is where they basically stretch your back out manually, the other is where they stretch your back out by a machine.

It's not over yet

It appears the seller *might* actually pay for a new roof. Does this make the place worth buying?

The Search Continues...

I don't really want to keep searching, but I suppose we shall. It'll be difficult to find a home now. I doubt we'll buy a house this year, and that'll mean it'll be several years before we buy a home since we need that $8k to be able to do this.