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[quote=Anonymous]We are renting out our home while DH takes a temporary work assignment in another state. We're working with a highly experienced and recommended agent.

The house is my pride and joy. We host a lot and you can see people's eyes light up when they come in for the first time, we get so many sincere compliments on the layout, the design, the space, etc. We love our amazing walkable neighborhood and our schools.

So, we put it on the market - gorgeous photos, price in line with other less new homes that rented recently in our area.

Just a few families come to see it. Several pass. We get multiple offers. One is great so we accept right away but they say they no longer want the house, they found a better one. We go to the next offer, they seem ready to go, we send the lease, no response. The remaining offers are really not great tenants.

This process has made me feel so crap about a house I loved. I feel completely powerless, like the renters have all the leverage. My friends are mostly middle class and live in smaller homes - I am feeling like I was totally deluded by their compliments and by my own love of the house (I grew up poor and for me living here has been like a dream). But clearly, my house isn't good enough for the kind of people who can afford it :(

If anyone has any thoughts or advice for navigating all this stress and doubt, please let me know. (Please hold off the mean comments, I'm sad enough as it is). [/quote]

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