Homelessness is a serious problem and we have empathy for those that find themselves in that situation unintentionally. We are currently homeless, but this is a blessing in our lives - and entirely temporary. This is the second time that our family has been "between homes" and both times have been a good experience.
The first time that we were homeless was in the summer of 2008. We had a three year old, a two year old and twins who were only about two and a half months old. We sold our house in Logan at the beginning of July, but were not moving to Iowa City until the beginning of August. We spent that month living mostly with my Aunt Kathi in her large house in South Ogden. The basement of her house was larger than the house we were living in. In addition, she cooked for us and we got to swim in her pool. That was a great experience for all of us.
This round of homelessness is more meaningful for us because of our house in Iowa City. We had it under contract to sell when we moved to Las Vegas last summer. The financing for the buyers fell through, and by that time the market had slowed. That meant that for the past year we've been paying for two houses. The house in Iowa got an offer on it in June. The offer was lower than what we were planning, but we went with it. Then the house flooded. We ended up getting some insurance money, and making some cash concessions to the buyers, but the house sold and we don't have to worry about it anymore. The house sold on July 17th. We moved out of our Las Vegas house on 21 July. We are truly homeless, but not without a place to stay. We've spent time staying with my mom and with my sister and her family. We fly out to Kazakhstan in a few days and we know that we have an apartment there waiting for us.
Until then, however, we are basking in the feeling of being freed from the burden of an unsold house - and free from paying rent for two weeks!
The first time that we were homeless was in the summer of 2008. We had a three year old, a two year old and twins who were only about two and a half months old. We sold our house in Logan at the beginning of July, but were not moving to Iowa City until the beginning of August. We spent that month living mostly with my Aunt Kathi in her large house in South Ogden. The basement of her house was larger than the house we were living in. In addition, she cooked for us and we got to swim in her pool. That was a great experience for all of us.
This round of homelessness is more meaningful for us because of our house in Iowa City. We had it under contract to sell when we moved to Las Vegas last summer. The financing for the buyers fell through, and by that time the market had slowed. That meant that for the past year we've been paying for two houses. The house in Iowa got an offer on it in June. The offer was lower than what we were planning, but we went with it. Then the house flooded. We ended up getting some insurance money, and making some cash concessions to the buyers, but the house sold and we don't have to worry about it anymore. The house sold on July 17th. We moved out of our Las Vegas house on 21 July. We are truly homeless, but not without a place to stay. We've spent time staying with my mom and with my sister and her family. We fly out to Kazakhstan in a few days and we know that we have an apartment there waiting for us.
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Until then, however, we are basking in the feeling of being freed from the burden of an unsold house - and free from paying rent for two weeks!
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