The house

The house inspector was by the house last week. After much to do, all we are to do to satisfy the buyers is to pay for termite treatment. They wanted the pellet stove, but we said no.

The inspector for the FHA loan is another matter. He has a problem with the peeling paint, which just happens to cover every exterior surface that isn't brick. Although it isn't official yet, we will most likely be required to repaint all wood surfaces on the outside of the house, including the garage. And windows. And the inside where there is peeling paint. But hopefully nothing else, we pray.

A nightmare, to say the least. We called Gary's uncle who is a painter and not currently on a project. He and other family and friends will be painting over the next week.

We thought, "What if we say no." Our realtor said 24 out of 25 loans are FHA, which means the next buyer, whenever that would be, will most likely be getting an FHA loan as well. So, we're stuck.

We thought we'd be able to pay off some debt with selling the house, but all we are doing is going in further.

The cabin will be our home for a lot longer than we thought.