WWYD: Moving into a new house

JayandJack

DH and I are waiting on closing on a new house. By waiting I mean that we were suppose to close today, we aren't. Now we are being told Friday maybe Monday. There is also a possibility that if we close on Friday that we can't get the keys till Monday. DH and I are beyond pissed and our lender. He's already had to cancel a trip that he was suppose to leave on tonight and he's leaving on Sunday night. I'm honestly not sure if he can reschedule with out serious repercussions.

So here are my options. 

A: Close whenever we can and move furniture and boxes December 23.  

B: Move furniture and boxes December 26th but I'm not sure I get to take a vacation 26-30th anymore due to work. DH has off but even that's not 100% sure anymore.

C: Move on December 30th?

DH and I really REALLY wanted to be in the new house by Christmas. The thought of moving on December 23 irritates me but the moving company is available that day n(as of today when I had to cancel). I don't normally move by packing boxes. I've always taken loads of stuff but can pack clothes, kitchen and bathroom essentials and have movers move those boxes if I can find enough.

Did I mention that my IL's are in town and already giving us flack about buying a house and moving while they are in town? I've already walked out of the room once. 

And my cable is out.  Did I mention my ILs are in town?

august8080

That REALLY sucks. I'm so sorry. House buying can be so stressful because of these things!!

I'd probably pick the earliest move date possible, that way you can just knock it out. Also, your son is young enough that he's not going to notice or care if things are wacky on Christmas Day because of the move. Just look at it this way, you get a new house for Christmas! 

Also, super sorry about your ILs......can't exactly schedule a house purchase around their visit, now can you?! I can't believe they're giving you a hard time. 

SarahPLiz

I closed on the 23rd once, moved in on the 24th. It wasn't fun, but traffic was light. We (exBF and I) did it ourselves, though, so we didn't have movers. But I'd do it again. If you don't have off the week after Xmas, then do the 23rd so you don't have to take extra days off. 

And your ILs should be helping you pack/move. Nothing says family bonding like a little manual labor! 

puppydoggie

Call your loan office twice a day and ask for a status update. They will move it along. We did it this way. We would have closed a week late if I had not called this often. Close thursday night.