not so dark as all that...

...The other day was dismal. I was sure that I was screwed. No sale, no LISTING, and no renter.

At that time, The Renter (H) had never called, and had never sent her paperwork, and I felt in my gut that she was backing out of the deal.

I talked to my friend J today. The one who referred H to me. I asked for a phone number, so I could at least get confirmation that the deal was broken, so I could move on.

She did not give it to me. She said she had asked H to call me, and thought that she had followed through.
When I told her there had been no phone call, all J did was apologize. She did not offer up the phone number, and said I should put my place back on the market.

Great.

A couple of hours later, however, H finally called me. She said that she had decided not to even try to rent my place, because she had freaked herself out when I gave her the credit and background check paperwork.

I asked why, and she said "I have horrible credit."

I said "That's ok. A lot of people have bad credit, but they still pay their rent on time, because it's about keeping a roof over their heads! I HAVE to do this as a formality, because I have to protect myself. Are you going to send me your paperwork, so we can move along with this process? Time is of the essence at this point."

And she said yes.

She still REALLY wants the place, and had thought about all of the PLUSES of moving in here, and convinced herself to give it a try.

I also offered to lower the rent $25 to start with. That was the clincher.

Dave booked his flight, and reserved the truck and car trailer.

By the end of September, I will have a new address. That's the only thing that's certain at this point, but other things are starting to look a bit better now.