Looking for a house is like looking for a dog!

My husband and I are looking for a house.  Every time we find a house we love, it gets sold to someone else before we can even make an appointment to see it in person.  We did eventually get a dog, actually two.  So I know we'll get a house.  Hopefully not two! 

This was our journey for a dog
December: We saw Buster and Toy online, but didn't contact anyone. They got adopted while we were still deciding if we wanted them or not.

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January 16: We fell in love with Rowdy online and sent in an application, but he got adopted before our application could even be processed! :(

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February 7: We sent in an application for Pearl after seeing her picture on facebook.  So did a bunch of other people.  We never had a chance!

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February 26: The rescue that had Buster, Toy and Rowdy offered us Bit Bit.  It wasn't a sure thing, so we continued looking at other dogs and rescues.

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March 1: We applied for Roly.

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March 9: We picked up Roly AND Bit Bit.  Now we have 2 dogs!

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This is our journey for a house ... so far
August 30: We saw this house online and planned to see it in person when my husband's job started a few weeks later.  The house is near his aunt, so she drove by to see it and there was an "under contract" sign in front of it. 

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September 27:  We got pre-approved for a mortgage and started seriously browsing houses online.  We fell in love with this house that was just listed that day!  We set an appointment to see the house only 4 days later.  A few hours before our appointment we got a call that the house was just sold. :(

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So now we're just playing the waiting game.  Waiting for a house we love to go up for sale.  It's a helpless feeling, but the longer we wait, the more money we can save up for a down payment.  I feel like we're really close, maybe we'll find our dream house next month.