My husband and I had the dream of buying a home near my parents in Jacksonville Florida and our kids being close to their grandparents.
I bought a house down the street from my parents, just a short walk away.
It wasn’t the dream home. My husband and I were disappointed by the lack of a pool, garage and storage space. The house was a hair small as well. The worst was that the house was on a dirt road. At the time it didn’t matter since we were near my parents. The house served its purpose for about fifteen years. Now my parents have passed and my kids are grown. My husband and I don’t want to live on a dirt road with no pool or garage. We want a smaller house in the main heart of Jax where there are things to do. We want to live near Jax beach. So the two of us started looking at selling our Jacksonville real estate for cash. A cash home buyer was a better option than listing. With the listing we were looking at making extensive home repairs. The market wasn’t good at the time we were hoping to sell. Also, I figured that our neighbors would be a deterrent to most buyers. So the Florida cash offer was the best we were going to get. I was very happy with the price. It was enough for a downpayment on our new Jax beach home. We are now finally in our dream home and it is the right size for us.
