Let the Games Begin
It's time for an update. Bunches of stuff has been going on since my last update.I have accepted an offer on my house. The inspection is scheduled for Wednesday and unless they find something majorly wrong with the house, the buyers can't back out of the deal and I don't have to make any repairs. Once that has been completed, they have until Aug. 8th to secure a mtg. The closing is currently scheduled for 8/25.It's now time to get down to NC and look at a bunch of houses and make an offer on the one we want. Yes, I said we. Robert is is coming wiith me. We have cleared the air and things are better between us. I guess sometimes things just have to hit rock bottom and both people in a relationship ned to be strong enough and willing to fight for what they really want in life. So, we are moving together. I'm sure there will be issues that will need to be worked through as we go along but we are in a much better place now then we have been.So, along with looking for a place to live, it is also time to pack. I have a POD sitting in my driving that needs to be filled up with all the stuff that is going to be moving with us. It's going to be a very busy 1 1/2 months.
House For Sale
My house has been on the market for almost 2 months and not a bite yet. The number of showings has slowed down but I am still getting a few a week so I guess that is a good sign.There was a showing on Thursday that went pretty well but the people really want a 4 bedroom, but they might be interested. There were 2 showings on Sunday. I'm hoping something gives soon. All these showings and nothing is tugging at my patience, of which I don't have a lot.I have found that how people view the house is totally subject. There was a showing last Tuesday where the person who looked at the house (while someone was here working on the house), thought the house was "out of date" and wanted hard wood floors. I can't do a thing about the hard wood floors, her agent never should have shown her the house. As far as the house being "out of date", the person working on the house, who does mainly carpenter work by trade said the house for being 20 years old was in good shape and didn't need to be upgraded. Obviously the person looking at the house didn't have a realistic view of what houses are going for. They said for $185,000 they would consider buying. Consider the house is on the market for $225,900 (and I've dropped the price), they want something for nothing.The people on Thursday though the house showed excellently and was priced right.So as I sit and wait, I am still doing a little bit of touch of stuff around the house to make it look better. If the rain stays away, my deck should get painted along with my outside doors. That will finish up the work the Handy Man company needs to get done.The next step is to call PODS and get an estimate on having one delivered, the cost of having it here as I start to fill it up and then the cost of having it brought to NC, when my house finally sells and I buy one down there.So much to get done, that I can't get started until someone actually buys my house.
Long Over Due Update
I've had plenty of showings but no bites. There were 28 showings the first month my house was on the market, all for nothing. I hate keeping everything spic and span all the time. At least if someone made an offer it would be worth it.I've dropped the price from 229,900 to 225,900 and I'll see what happens. It was only dropped this past Monday and there was only 1 or 2 showings. Hopefully things will pick up again after the holiday. What is hurting me is I only have a one car garage.I'm ready to move. I'm ready to get out of the over priced state.
House on the Market
Today I put my house on the Market. I signed all the paper work and all the pictures were taken. Exciting and scared all at the same time. I'm taking a big step in my life but one I'm ready for and one that it is time for.The information about the house should be out on the net tomorrow and the for sale sign should go up shortly.I am going to initially list it at $229,900. There is an agent showing on Wednesday for the Century 21 Agents and my agent will receive feedback and if they feel we need to adjust the price or do anything around the house they will let her know. We will then discuss it and go from there. I listed a little high to give me some play room with the price. I know I can always lower it. If I listed lower then I wouldn't have room to come down or negotiate the price.I have gotten more serious about looking at houses in NC, online. I know I'm going to have to take a long weekend and go down and look at some of the houses that I like but in this case, timing will be everything. I'm not putting any conditions on the sale of my house concerning the buying of a new one. I will be able to put a down payment on one in NC without the actual sale of mine but I will need to know something is in the works. I don't need to have 2 houses.I have talked to my boss at work and I'll be able to keep my job and work from home. That is a big plus since I won't need to look for a new job when I move. This doesn't mean I won't look for something. This will also give me a chance to take some classes and maybe do something different with my life. All in all things are starting to fall in place. All except that relationship stuff. Robert and I have issues to work out and if that doesn't happen, I'll move by myself. I don't need to bring the stress of a relationship with me. We haven't talked since Saturday when he stopped by to pick up his jack because he was going to work on a car. I refuse to call him. He tells me he would be okay with the fact with me not contacting for a period of time, something he does often. So, it may not be the right thing to do, but I'm just going to wait and see how long it will take him to call or come over. I don't want to move without him but I need to consider my well being first.More to follow as I have updates.
