Well- funny how things change! Over the weekend my husband and I decided we are going to take the trip to Utah after all! We feel we have done a good amount of packing and between this Labor Day weekend coming up and the when we get back we should be able to finish up, make the necessary phone calls to disconnect and connect services and mail forwarding and all that good stuff.
Once back, we will still have 2 weeks until our proposed 9/30 closing date and I will be able to make the necessary phone calls to disconnect and connect services and mail forwarding and all that stuff.
As it is, the architect drawings for the missing permits on our current home won't be done until mid week (tomorrow is the electrical inspection for the bathroom that has always been here. SMH...). I called the town and after I personally deliver the drawings to the them it will take another 5 business days to issue the CO depending on where "in line" we are. So- being next week is also Labor Day week I don't anticipate those being issued until after we leave for the trip. Then of course they have to go through the title company and the bank and attys and so on.
So - heck- we will only be gone for a week. When we get back we will move forward. After agonizing about this for so long it feels good to finally decide to go. We have been writing out checks for everything else with this house stuff and nothing to show for it. In the back of my mind- even though both of us felt we should cancel- there was still a lot of uncertainty. We were overwhelmed with everything.
But I also felt it was now or never. Then I got a reminder for the air departure on my phone calendar and that was it. We're going.
I texted our buyers but have not yet heard back. I just wanted them to know we decided not to cancel our trip but it should not affect anything because after all is said and done we are looking at the end of Sept anyway for a closing. Maybe it is possible to do a week earlier-like the 23rd- who knows? But no way before that. I spoke to our realtor and he agreed- we actually have no control over the closing date anyway right now when it comes down to it. Bottom line is whether or not we take this vacation does not affect the closing date really. If it does, it would not affect it by more than a week. Hopefully they understand as I know they are anxious- as we are also actually.
But this is like one of those "hurry up and wait" scenarios.
Of course, we are not prepared for the trip now! LOL!