Although we could probably push for a longer period, this will probably be a lot quicker than I’d expected. If our landlord can’t sell the house quickly, it could be auctioned off by the bank and they’d probably lose a lot of money. It kind of sucks for him - he’s pushing 60 now and I guess the bank doesn’t consider him to be worth the risk of another 10 year mortgage. It’s a shame - they’re a great family and he and his dad built the house for his sister, but she divorced and left and the house has been a lot of trouble for them since then (not the building itself - it’s built very well). In any case, he’s just tired and kind of wishing that they’d made different choices earlier on in life.
So basically, we need to think about moving this month if possible. This is going to be a headache, and everywhere we’ve seen so far has been smaller, farther from work and school and more expensive. We’ll also have to spend the next month vacating different rooms as they get renovated, and making sure everything’s in a good condition for viewings. A month ago our landlord was saying not to worry about our lease running out in a year and a half; we could stay as long as we liked and treat the house as our own.
