The Ball is Rolling

Since we decided to move to Ottawa we've pretty much been playing the waiting game, waiting for the government to get us the necessary paperwork to get the ball rolling to make our move happen. It's been a frustrating wait.

Our biggest concern is selling the house. The market in Windsor is very depressed right now and selling a house is hard. We wanted to have as much time as possible to sell the house. However, until the paperwork is all settled, our hands are tied. This has easily been our biggest frustration. We've been doing what we can to get our house ready but we haven't been able to list it yet.

This also impacts our ability to buy a house in Ottawa. The market there seems to be the opposite of the market here. We look at houses online and in a day or two they're gone. Things sell quickly and from what we understand there are usually multiple offers for houses. If we don't sell our house, we would need to make a conditional offer and that would probably lessen our likelihood of getting the house we want. Again, frustrating.

Well, the paperwork came today and our relocation file has officially been started. We should be contacted soon by the real estate company that handles the government relocations. That will get the ball rolling. Our house should be on the market here soon and all we can do is hope and pray that someone will want to buy it and for a reasonable price. We're prepared to take a bit of a loss but we really don't want it to be HUGE, especially with what we're expecting to pay for our new house in Ottawa.

So, that's where we stand right now. Things are finally moving. Maybe now I can get some sleep at night. I doubt it.