Walking out of the closing, everyone was high-fiving - myself included.  Jammie, the son-in-law with whom she's been living, who is also a proud new papa, Dawn - one of her daughters, and the mortgage person she's been working with.  Diane, the Buyer,  has been a friend of mine for many years and has been talking about buying a home for probably 2 years.  We started seriously looking in Dorr & Wayland (Allegan County)  last year (looked at several) and put in 3 offers on different homes before we found this one - a HUD home.  It was above the price range she wanted to pay - so she offered a little less than listing price. Bid not accepted, she was second.   Over the holidays, I received a call that the first person who's bid was accepted was no longer able to purchase and Diane had ... 03/09/2010