Hello All. Not being caught up until nearly lunchtime really serves to lessen the Gronk levels. Interesting.

HAPPY BETH DAY!!!!!

Too many gorgeous sprog! Buffistas must be hogging the beautiful!

bt, you and Wallybee look so happy!

{{{{{{cass & niece}}}}}} I'm sorry you're in such a hard place. Really glad that your niece has you in her corner. Praying and vibing for a positive outcome for you both.

sj - ~ma in whatever variety would be of service.

Suzi - isn't that what temps are for? Filling in on a temporary basis? Does your office have something against them? (Prepared to back off if not my business and just support your rant without added advice if that's what's preferred).

Got my tax refund on Friday. Spent almost all of it this weekend on brand new, black, fitted

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tires for my truck.

On the phone with one of the guys from my RenFaire guild yesterday, he said something vaguely double-entendre-y to me, I responded with something mildly naughty back and he said he was surprised to get that response from someone as straight-laced as me. That may be the first time anyone has called me straight-laced. Ever. It's really weird to realize that I apparently have different personas around Guild friends, dance friends, church friends, etc. In my head I'm always the same. Hmm.

sj, is it a two-family house? A buyer might be more likely to buy if the house has renters in place (shows it's a good investment), so it doesn't mean that the prospective new owner would ask you to leave. We lived in a rental property that got sold, and the new owner was thrilled to have renters in place.

It's obviously trickier if it's a single-family home (and I couldn't tell when I saw the pictures you posted), but what are your options right now?

Also, what the wiser people said about a lease. Did you sign one?

sj, you are completely in the right to be wigged. I have no advice, but really hoping for a clear path for you and Dave.

sj, you're signing a lease, right? For a year? I don't know anything officially, but surely they can't toss you out on your ass two months in.

No. A month to month, which we expressed concern about to the agency that was renting the place, and the assured us that we shouldn't worry about it.

sj, is it a two-family house? A buyer might be more likely to buy if the house has renters in place (shows it's a good investment), so it doesn't mean that the prospective new owner would ask you to leave. We lived in a rental property that got sold, and the new owner was thrilled to have renters in place.

It's a Victorian home that has been turned into 3 condos all separately owned. If she sells it to someone that wants to rent it great; if she sells it to someone who wants to move in, we're screwed.

I've always heard that if you sign a lease and then the owner sells, the new owner has to honor that lease (at least until the end of the period specified in the lease).

eta: Ah, I was assuming a year-long lease....

Sigh...just spent my usual Tuesday night, when I chase Mal around with a rag because the nanny's used a tamping rod to get food down him because "He's too thin!"

He looks freakin' perfect to me. Whenever Owen used to spit up, DH would say, "Did Mom fill you up past the full mark?"

sj, you're signing a lease, right? For a year? I don't know anything officially, but surely they can't toss you out on your ass two months in.

No lease, I think, right? This must be why they wanted you to sign an at-will agreement so that in case the owner does sell, they have the option of kicking you guys out.

sj, sorry this is happening. It's a risk if you do move in that you may have to move out sooner than you'd like.

sj - if you are signing a lease, you should be fine. Unfortunately, I've been through the "get settled then have the place sold" thing. It doesn't necessarily mean that the new owners would want you out, and if the real estate agent feels that there is only a 1% chance of it selling, you will likely be ok.

Epic - I have already given away the clerical level work I did - so a temp is not an option. I work in some very specialized programs that require special permissions within the company. My main beef is that I've been told to delegate, so fine, I'm trying - but it takes two to tango - ya know?

It's a risk if you do move in that you may have to move out sooner than you'd like.

I agree with Cash, unfortunately. I mean, it depends who the owner sells to, but a month to month agreement doesn't give you a lot of leverage.

Can you look for something else in the area? With the end of the month coming up, maybe something has come available since you looked last.

Oh, that's rough, sj. They realy should have disclosed that before you moved in, whether they thought it was likely or not. The probability that it will impact you is not up to them, you know? Gah.

If it were me, I'd go ahead and finish moving in and hope the place didn't sell. But I am very far from sure that that's the smart thing to do.

I agree with Cash, unfortunately. I mean, it depends who the owner sells to, but a month to month agreement doesn't give you a lot of leverage.

I know. I feel like an idiot, but I was assured by good friends that this is more common than not in Worcester, so I didn't worry about it. We both have to be out of our apartments by the end of the month, so we have to move in regardless. I think we are just going to start looking around to see what else we find, meanwhile seeing what happens with showing the condo, etc.