HOW GOD SOLD MY HOME / NEVER GIVE UP

I bought my first home 8 days before my 30th birthday (right at 8 years ago- October 2009). I decorated it to make it look like it was out of a magazine. I took pride in my home. But as time went on home upkeep set in, such as yard maintenance, air conditioning repairs, garbage disposal repairs, sink repairs, etc. For the past 4 years it became very hard for me to maintain home repairs/expenses and car repairs all by myself. I became even more frustrated as well because in the those last 4 years I tried twice to sell my house without success. Back on this past March/April I was talking to my mom upset and crying about how hard it was to maintain with house repairs constantly popping up and me still trying to remain faithful in paying my tithes. I was  ready to walk away from the house and contemplated filing bankruptcy, but then I stopped myself because I know I am a person that takes pride in my credit and couldn't go through with it. My mom suggested: "Why don't you try selling your house again?" I said "No!, I already tried to sell it twice. My neighbors are going to think I'm crazy if they see a "For Sale" sign in the yard for a third time!" She then said again "Why don't you try just one more time?; I talked to your cousin and he told me to tell you, you have put too much in that house just to let it go." I told her I would think about it and got off the phone. I then sat on the edge of the bed and did the ugly cry to God. Ya'll know the ugly cry..lol. I said "God.. I'm tired of this house! I don't want it anymore!".




With tears streaming from my eyes, I then pulled up the website of the last real estate office I had worked with and filled out an online form for someone to call me back. Within the next 5 minutes my phone rang; it was an agent from the real estate office! Mind you this was late on a Sunday night so I thought no one would call me back until the next business day. The agent asked my name and who I worked with before and she got me in touch with my previous agent. We met the next day and put my house on the market yet again. I remember in one of my prayers to God telling Him that I wanted a smooth transition out of the house. I didn't even want to go through inspection. Well after 11 days of my house being on the market I had an offer! It was an amount below list price but I was happy just to be able to get out of the house and not owe anything! On 4/29/17 when I arrived to my agents' office to sign the contract, she was taking a little longer than usual. When she finally came in the conference room she placed two more stacks of paper on the table. She stated "You won't believe this. We have two more offers on your house and one of them is for an amount way ABOVE your list price!" She then called that agent back because she thought the numbers of the offer must have been transposed but the buyers agent confirmed no they were not! The agent said in fact yes her buyer was offering that certain amount ABOVE list price and they did not require an inspection OR an appraisal! My agent said in her 30 plus years of real estate she has never had a sale happen like this. After I signed the contract for the way above list price offer, my agent asked me: "By the way, has our crew come out and put a "For Sale" sign in your yard yet?" I replied and told her: "No, not yet." We both thought that was strange. My house had been on the market the whole time but no "For Sale" sign was in the yard. As I left my agent's office I stated to her that "God is good" and she said "No, God is GREAT". I smiled to myself...I was so glad that my real estate agent is a christian as well.

Fast forward to the middle of May..aka.. the 30 day waiting game. If you have ever bought/sold a house you know after the contracts are signed you have to wait for at least 30 days for the buyers loan to go through. Well at first my buyer was going to take out a conventional loan, then he changed his mind and decided to take out a loan on one of his other properties and pay cash for mine. As time was closing in I began to become worried after reading other home sellers' horror stories online and wavering in my faith. This was even AFTER I signed my offer! The enemy can really throw in doubt even AFTER you have received God's blessing. God told me to start packing but I was worrying back and forth at the same time. SMH...




I finally called my real estate agent again for an update. She then called the buyers agent. My agent called me back again and stated: "Candace, don't worry.. even if the buyers loan doesn't go through in time, he has the WHOLE amount to buy your house in his bank account already."
(INSERT SHOUT HERE!)



So in summary:
I sold my home in 11 days
I did not have to go through inspection OR get an appraisal
NO "For Sale" sign was in my yard the WHOLE time my house was on the market
My house sold for way ABOVE list price

Who wouldn't serve a God like that?

I have learned as Christians our lives will not be perfect. We will have trials and tribulations. But when I have worry, fear, or doubt, I will remind myself of this miracle (one of many) God performed just for me in His PERFECT timing. When I tried to sell my house twice before it was not God's timing. This is proof that when we wait on Him he always comes through but not when we want it. God is not a genie in a bottle and moves when HE gets ready. He hears our prayers, He sees our tears, and will not forget us (Psalms 56:8). Always remember God's word says that He is no respecter of persons and what He did for me He will do for you too (Acts 10:34). Will you believe?
Mustard seed faith counts too.

Love,

Candace