Sunday, May 01, 2011

Missed the house...

Well we were a little late on the Franklin Fairway house. Apparently someone beat us to the offer by mere hours. After no one looking at the house for 6 months, the showing before us put in an offer for near full price. It's not worth that in its current condition, so we think they might tear down the house and build on the site. We are disappointed, but okay with it. And our realtor is going to follow up with it for a little while to make sure that deal doesn't fall through. We are “bummed” to say the least.

We looked at a few more houses this week. Mostly “drive bys” and a couple showings today. After quite a bit of cogitation, we have decided to change directions. Our realtor and several others have told us that the RO market is hot right now and a good time to sell. For now we are going to keep casually looking. We are considering putting our house on the market first and renting something small (and close to GM). This would give us an opportunity to finalize our kitchen remodel and put some fresh paint on the walls (especially in the 36” and under zone). I'm convinced that I can not show our house while we live in it. We have two kids and two dogs (and a cat) and I can not keep it "show worthy" with all this. Nor can I get everyone packed up in the car for a showing. So, we will have to be living elsewhere to sell this house. Thus the rental.

Your thoughts and opinions are welcomed!

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