Josh continues to push through each day with his never-ending joy and acceptance. He never complains. With him being bed-ridden we keep his iPad available and try to find television shows he enjoys. He has shifted to a phase of enjoying “Forensic Files” and shows that solve murders. If that is what he enjoys, that is what we watch. But, we see his struggles and continuing weakness.
Our realtor tells us he will be out of town for six weeks. At this point we are not sure we even care. So much is happening. But, reality keeps hitting from every direction.
Scott sees an abandoned Victorian in foreclosure. He asks me to take a look. It is the same Victorian I fell in love with when we were just beginning our search. I am thrilled!
He texts, “Do you think this is even feasible?”
Ever hopeful, I text, “I think it is very feasible. After all we have a friend in Gloversville now. He will help us find people to make it livable.”
I text the young man, Patrick, I had contacted about winterizing the home. “Do you think this house might be worth buying?”
“Let me drive by and look at it,” he replies.
With our realtor out of town for the foreseeable future, I ask, “Do you know a realtor in Gloversville?”
“Yes, I know a really nice person. Let me explain your situation to her and give her your phone number.”
Later that day Patrick texts, “Drove by the house. Looks abandoned. Needs work. But, looks good. Nice area to live in.”
I relay the information to Scott.
“Do you want to go for it?” he replies.
“Let me see if I can figure out how to become part of a foreclosure bidding process.” I reply. So I go online asking. “how to participate in a foreclosure”. I find Hubzu.com. The house is listed. Bids are accepted for one week. I forward the information to Scott.
“Should we?” I ask.
“Do you think Patrick will help us evict the tenants, if there are any?”
“He said he would. What do you want to do?”
“The worst that can happen is we lose the bid.”
So we place a bid and wait. Someone bids against us.
“How high do you want to go?”
We set our limit. Bid again. And, wait… and watch… and wait some more. Time stands still. No one bids. But, we know during the last fifteen minutes things could change. The rule is that if someone bids during the last fifteen minutes, the bidding is extended by another fifteen minutes.
Then, it happens! Someone raises the bid. We bid. They bid. We set an automatic bid response up to our limit and watch. Our bid jumps to the highest bid offer. Are they going to bid again? Fifteen minutes ticks by ever so slowly… fourteen… thirteen… and so it goes. Finally, we are down to the last minute… then seconds… it feels as if we are launching a space craft…
WE WON!
WE OWN A HOME IN GLOVERSVILLE!
The original home I had fallen in love with is now ours! And, now my husband is in love with it too!
