Perhaps the 6th time is the charm?
We have decided, once again, to try to sell the house. It is an on again, off again process with us, and it usually depends on the market and economy and local influences. We go through the conversation every spring and every fall. Last time in September, we were days from listing the house and the economy and markets fell out from beneath us. This time we hope the ground we stand on will be more stable.
We know, we have always known, that we must move. Most of the updates and upgrades we did, we did with someone else in mind. I just hope that someone will love my landscaping as much as me. Every time I think about the simple fact that it could be someone that would rent it out to college students, I worry about my landscape, my flowers, my trees, my shrubs. I hope the quality of the upgrades we did here will deter someone from thinking it is a college house.
But Doug works an hour south of here. That is two hours a day he is gone more than he needs to be. I hope we find something down there that has everything we have up here- open space, parks, and trails at our doorstep, decent schools, and an ok neighborhood. I wouldn’t mind starting all over again and fixing up the ugliest house in the neighborhood. To tell you the truth, it is a darned good way of making friends with the neighbors.
So wish us luck and understand that we are going to be busier than ever with last minute finish and fix up projects over the next week, and even after that.
PS- anyone want a house to love? Move in ready…
