I've just had the gutting phone call again to say buyers have pulled out. Both times have been due to personal circumstances changing (I know both the personal circumstances but didn't feel it necessary to detail someone else's woes) but it is just an absolute kick in the teeth. Both times have been relatively early in the process. First one was 3 weeks in, before I'd found onward purchase. This time it is 7 weeks in, but they only sold theirs 10 days ago and I found my onward ourchase 2 weeks ago (and they haven't found theirs yet). So again, no expenses as such. I'd instructed sols. after the first sale, and just applied for mortgage last week. But no actual monies spent.
I absolutely hate doing viewings. I'm very houseproud so the house has to be just so. I can't bear it to not be. It takes me hours to get "viewing ready". I have to fit it round 2 very busy jobs, 3 kids, a stepkid and just the usual stresses and strains of busy working family life. I'm so pissed off to be back on that treadmill.
Am I just really unlucky? Or does this happen over and over to others? Once I could understand it as bad luck, but twice? Fuck me, I must have done something bad?!