For my own sanity,...

Selling our house is proving to be much more painful than we anticipated. Perhaps we were spoilt last time when our townhouse sold in 4 days FOR $25K more than anticipated, and the new buyers had absolutely no concerns with the building inspection (or the floor to ceiling cracks that you could see daylight through!).

Our current home is definitely proving much harder to shift,... I sometimes wonder if it's because we're dealing with the first-home buyer market, rather than investors. It seems to me that both offers on the property fell over because the buyers made rookie mistakes. Why is that? Surely the purchase of a home is a big enough investment that people would do their homework on it ie. think it through, discuss their finances with the bank or a mortgage broker, get some informed advice etc.

The past few weeks have been so absolutely frustrating. It's been a combination of feeling like we're just caretakers in our own home, and having to keep it pristine in case of inspections. I have a toddler that likes to pull everything out of cupboards and drawers. Pristine is not an option. It is so stressful having to try and tidy up constantly, or get up a few hours before an inspection and work in a frenzy while trying to keep an eye on an energetic little girl.

I hope and pray that one of the people our real estate agent spoke with today will actually come through with the cash and buy the house. For my own selfish sanity,...