I mentioned in my previous article about our house hunting. My husband had a house tour guided by a realtor. He visited seven houses for sale. As a non-smoker, he could instantly smell the cigarette smell inside the house whenever the owner was a smoker. Six out of seven houses had a strong odor of cigarette all over the house. I was shocked. I thought people would smoke outside of the house, but it seems people in the area smoke inside the house.
Another factor that we recognized from this house hunting was about pets. Same as the cigarette smell, six out of seven houses obviously had in-house pets. My husband could spot the scratch marks from pets here and there inside the house. And that means there are hidden bathroom spots from pets all over the house. My daughter is allergic to pets’ hair. I don’t like to live in a house with pet’s smell.
Only one house did not have any odor of cigarette and pets. The entire house was remodeled. The house has two apple trees and two pear trees. With all other conditions in addition to the uncomfortable odors free, this house became his favorite.
I took a look of the pictures of the house many times, and I fall in love with the house too. Since then, my husband and I had a secret crush on this house. However, because the job offer was taken by somebody else, we cannot buy this house right away.
And today, when I checked the house website again, the sign was changed from “Active” to “Pending listing.” I got shocked. That means somebody has already started the contracting process to purchase it.
It is like I have a secret crash on somebody and the person does not even know about me nor my feeling toward the person. I remember this feeling. In my high school days, I had a secret crash on one classmate. I never told him about my feeling. Eventually he started dating with other classmate. They were a good matching couple; a handsome boy and a beautiful girl. It is my bittersweet memory. To know the house is not available for us anymore is like the same feeling as that. A bittersweet and broken heart.
That being said, I know my true destined house is somewhere, patiently waiting for us to find it and buy it at the divine timing.
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