I can't even believe I am saying this...we might not be able to close on the new house on Friday.

Here's the new issue...

Because our new home was a model home the lender is considering it new construction...which it technically is.  As a result it kicks in some additional paperwork which needs to be provided by the builder in order to close on the loan.

One of these things is a "certificate of occupancy" or in the case of our city a "power letter" which is issued by the city planning department.

No one seems to be able to locate the power letter for our new home.  No one seems to know if one was ever issued.  The person with the city who issues them is gone until September 10th and her replacement isn't returning calls to Realtor or Lender.  I'm not sure if Builder and Other Realtor are helping with this process or not.

So...the power letter has to be to Lender Wednesday afternoon in order to close this week.  Honestly I am not sure what the other option is.

There have been SO MANY things which have been so frustrating with this process.  God...what are you trying to tell me?  What am I supposed to be learning?

Pray for answers today...whatever they might be.