Roof is dried in. 

It was a tough blow.

For the 2-3 months of dry heat, (that most of us spend in the pool or at the lake) we get to enjoy 9-10 months of pure joyous weather without extreme rain, snow, hurricanes, tornados or any other extreme conditions. :)

The inventory numbers are mind blowing to me.

All of that is pretty cut and dry. 

Final thought is to make sure switching lenders doesn't blow a contingency and sink the closing that way. 

Years.A poor agent can 100% blow apart and ruin even the simplest sale in the hottest market. 

The list in nashville have all dried up or I am just out of the loop.

Given that some of that would be your contributions that were paid with after tax income, especially after other REI tax benefits offsetting the blow, the cash eaten by taxes/fees wouldn't be as bad as the back of the envelope math suggests.

+ ample pantry/shelf/cabinet space for dry goods.