opposite of awesome

Well, the permit issue with the house we are trying to buy has not been resolved, and our closing date is TOMORROW. We terminated the deal - it was either do that or be prepared for the the possibility of being forced to pay tens of thousands of dollars ripping the house apart for it to be inspected, and then fixing any deficiencies found by the inspector.

WELL.

Once everyone found out we were walking away, they all sprang into action! After a month of doing nothing! The lawyers are going crazy, the sellers are meeting with everyone that can be met with, and our real estate agent is nipping at everyone's heels.

I don't care. As far as I'm concerned, the deal is over. If they can come back to us with proof that the house was built in compliance with the applicable codes and with ALL the proper permits in place, we'll consider it again, but until then I consider this to be done with. These issues are not my problem and I'm not about to make them my problem.

For now we will take a break from our house/property buying agenda and relax while others scramble to track down enough documentation to make us happy. If that doesn't happen, we'll start looking again with a whole new set of goals and criteria.