90 days

and we still don't know if we own the home or not.

So here are some thoughts that have transpired over the last 3 months.

1) When dealing with the bank, throw logic out the window. The word is not in their vocabulary.

2) The bank does not care about the buyer. All they care about is the mighty dollar.

3) When a bank says they'll get back to you in a couple of days, they actually mean weeks.

4) When the bank says we want X amount of dollars for this house, and you offer them said amount, it doesn't make the process any quicker (refer back to #1).

5) A man's perspective of who is pushing paper at the bank is a woman. A woman's perspective is that the paper pusher is man. Always blame the opposite sex.

5) Every moment is exhausting. When the phone rings, it could be the realtor. When it is the realtor, it isn't the news that was expected.

6) When there is news about the process, it is not detailed and very cryptic. Today's news "after speaking with the bank, we (selling agent) have been told we will receive a call back from the negotiator."

7) The buyer is always rushing to get the bank whatever it needs at any given moment, for fear of losing the sale. The bank has no timeline.

8) Buying a short sale is the truest test in patience and complete surrender. The buyer has no control in the process.

With a lot of faith, and tremendous help from our family and friends, we're still hanging in there and hanging on to the hope this house will be ours someday soon. We have been told if we can wait out the short sale process, the house (and the price) will have been worth it. Still not sold on that thought, but we'll see.