I'm Breathing Sighs of Relief This Afternoon [View all]

[MineralMan]

Two reasons:

1. Everything is done on the real estate transaction of my late parents' farm property. The buyer's loan has been funded, and all that's left is recording the deed to the new owner and a wire transfer of the proceeds to the bank account I set up for the family trust. What an ordeal this has been! My parents had a purchase agreement from the buyer and the sale was in escrow when they died. Complications set in immediately. Now, just over 90 days after their deaths, we are finally at the closing. The buyer has been very patient. Many buyers would have pulled out of the transaction, since it had already been 60 days since the purchase agreement when my parents both died on the same day.

The title and escrow company had pretty much given up hope that the sale would be completed. However, the buyer and I persisted in the long, complex process, to the surprise of the broker and title company. I made early contact with the buyer and established a good, friendly working relationship with her. There were a couple of issues that had not been resolved, including termite abatement and a septic system that needed replacement. Many legal issues, as well, but I have a good attorney, and have the skills to do the legwork required. Between the buyer and the attorney, we agreed on how to handle both, and I agreed to pay for both from the proceeds of the sale. That is what my father would have done, since he was never about letting such things interfere with a transaction.

So, that is done, thanks to whatever powers that may be and to close cooperation between buyer and seller. I counted, and there have been over 300 emails sent, and I don't remember how many phone calls.

The keys to successfully completing a transaction that gets suddenly interrupted is to stick with it, make friends with the other party, be willing to bend, and to insist that third parties that need to do things actually do them in a timely way. I knew that, but that knowledge has been reinforced for me now.

2. Today is two weeks after my second Moderna vaccine shot. My wife gets her second shot tomorrow. Although we'll continue to mask and social distance, that is a huge relief, as well.

ETA: 3. The comprehensive blood tests from my Medicare Wellness Visit just came back. My PCP says that everything is in normal range, so it appears that I will continue to live in decent health, despite my 75 years on this planet.

I think I'll go and make myself a tall gin and tonic. Yes, I will.