God's provision

when i moved into my apartment a year and a half ago, i had no intentions of moving for at least the next 4-5 years. i loved my apartment and i wanted to stay put....another big transition was the last thing i wanted to do or even think about. in january, when my year lease was up, i was challenged by several friends to consider purchasing a home. i did my research and found that if i purchased a unit similar to what i am living in now, i would be saving over $300 a month! with much hesitation, i extended my lease for 6 months and moved forward with the search for a new home.

after much prayer, research, evaluation, pros and cons lists, conversations with friends, i decided that i was going to purchase a condo....not just any condo...i narrowed it down to the sonata community in the canyon crest area...preferably a two-bedroom, upstairs unit. so for the past several months, i have been on a roller-coaster with units coming on and off the market. with my lease ending on july 31st and with no offers being accepted, i was planning on going on a month-to-month contract with my apartment....which made me cringe every time i thought about how much i was going to be wasting with each month passing.

saving all the details in between, last wednesday a two-bedroom upstairs unit came on the market. with work all day and meetings afterwards, i was not able to see the unit until 9pm that night. i made the decision to put in my offer at 11pm, my agent drew up the offer, i signed at midnight, he submitted the offer the next morning, by 2pm we received a counter-offer, at about 7pm i accepted the counter offer, and escrow opened friday morning!!!! that was nuts!

here's what i left out:
-there were 7 offers in by the time i submitted my offer!
-my agent put a close date of july 29 (21 days) and this is the reason why they chose my offer! all others were either cash offers or had bigger down payments
-the counter offer stated that if escrow does not close by july 29, i would agree to pay a per diem of $80 per day (thats how much it costs the sellers each day they are in possession of the unit)
-without me asking, my lender and agent volunteered to split that per diem with me, should we have to close later than july 29!
-the new school year starts aug 8, so this allows me time to move in without having to take time off of work to do so.

i am ashamed to say that i doubted God's provision for me through the process. the timing, the location, the amenities, upgrades are amazing. my countless hours of stress and lack of sleep were definitely not necessary. when will i ever learn?