F*ck Deadlines, Become a Contractor

Our closing has been postponed. Not because of the government shut down, like we had originally feared. But because of the a work order on our pending home ordered by the appraiser for the approval of our FHA mortgage was not completed in a timely manner.

There is a sidewalk that abuts the northern side of the house. This side walk, due to the ravages of time, has begun to slope into the house as opposed to away. Granted this does present a troublesome grade and potential flooding issue. We understand the need for the problem to be corrected. The frustrating thing is, we had planned on just ripping up that sidewalk and regrading that portion of the yard ourselves.

Apparently the powers that be who oversee the approval of our mortgage decided it was too much of a liability and needed to be corrected prior to closing. A lot of back and forth negotiations happened over the weekend before a contractor was hired to fix the problem. They were to have all day Thursday and part of Friday morning to pull up the sidewalk, re-grade the corner and pour new concrete. Apparently the rain prevented them from even attempting to begin the process.

One cannot get wet while busting up concrete....

So our Tuesday closing has been postponed until Friday. Thank God we had the flexibility to accommodate the change.

But now I start to wonder if I may not be in the wrong industry. Who else really gets to put off deadlines, and put off deadlines, without any major repercussions. They will get fully paid for the job in the end.

Oh wait...so do politicians....

I'm still in the wrong business, apparently....