Confirmation that the Economy is Bad

Nick and I have been looking really hard at the homes on the market in the two towns we've decided to live in. We've seen in excess of 40 homes and are getting kinda of tired of our current housing and are already thinking about all the perks that come with a house (i.e., yard, garages, maybe a pool, basement, etc.) that we get a bit sad when we look around at our crammed and cramped apartment.

About a week ago we a saw a house in our favorite of the two towns in the exact section of town we want to live in. There are some issues with the house (not terrible issues) but ones that we have to consider seriously. We keep talking about this house so we're going to revisit it to see if it was as nice as we think it is and to remind ourselves of where and what everything is. We're also going to see other homes because there's been a surge of listings again and newly listed homes to see and perhaps consider.

I think we're getting close, really close (thank goodness) and of course because we are close, something has to happen. Our realtor quit on us! You read that right, we kinda have no realtor now. Our realtor, D, didn't quit because we were pains but rather due to market conditions and D's realtor dues needing to be paid - a decision had to be made. We aren't panicking more than we feel bad because we've dragged D around since last May when we started looking at homes. On top of that, D is actually a good friend of mine and my family (known D for 17 years!) and we went with him because we felt comfortable and could help a friend out with commission. Being the good friend that D is we are set up with someone he knows who is still in the business and hopefully someone we'll jive with and be able to continue the hunt with. So tomorrow, we see more homes and revisit a bid candidate and of course meet up with D and our potential new realtor.

Wish us luck!