Stuck

My PC application, which for a few weeks was going swimmingly, is now "on hold" until my house sells. This may be never, so I am really worried about this situation.

I received a note from the financial/legal "placement eligibility specialist" on Sept 29, stating: "Before I can grant you final legal clearance, I will need documentation that either these obligations have been paid in full (e.g. account balance statements) or that you have left behind sufficient funds to meet this financial obligation in your absence, as well as a mechanism by which monthly payments can be made (again, monthly account statements showing income and automatic deductions). If you have someone else assume this debt, we will need the original copy of a notarized letter from them stating this intent mailed to me at the address below. We have time before this financial issue can hold up your application, and we can move through much of the application process without final legal clearance. Please respond to all requests for information and documentation, particularly from the Office of Medical Services, even though this financial issue is not yet resolved.

Please be aware that you do not want to take any concrete steps regarding your home until you have been offered an invitation to serve in Peace Corps."

So effectively he said I cannot get an invite until I sell the house, but not to sell the house until I get an invite. I asked for clarification, and was told "You can go through the entire application process with a legal (financial) hold on your application. If you are offered an invitation, we would need verification that your financial obligations (credit card, house) have been satisfied prior to your departure. You can still be invited to serve on the condition that we would have the necessary documentation before you could depart.

Continue making payments as planned. I will follow up with you as your file moves through the application process. If anything happens with your house, please contact me. "

This reply still did not really clear things up for me, so I asked for clarification. This morning I got an e-mail that said "Be patient. Your file is going through the normal application process. The hold remains until your house sells."

I've also tried to get in touch with this nice person via telephone, which always goes to voice mail, which is not returned. I'm kind of frustrated at this point - getting conflicting messages. First that I have to sell the house to get an invite, then not to, then that my file is on hold until the house sells. Since my house has been on the market for 41 days with 9 people looking at it, and no offers, a sale does not look imminent. I am worried.

Eventually if the house does not sell, it will go into foreclosure - a realistic-looking scenario, given my circumstances. If I cannot get someone to be my representative through this, starting pretty much immediately, my application will never be cleared.

So I'm frustrated.