One of the hardest things in our quest for a new home is going through the process of selling our current home. We've lived here 10 years and have been though so much as parents, as a couple and as people going through the motions of life, that it will be hard to say goodbye. Truthfully, It will always be home to me.
Over the years we've done many upgrades and home improvements, so we were hopeful that we had both improved the appeal of the house as well as insured that we would get a fair price for it when the time came to move on. We sat down with Kandy Fisk, a realtor from Abbitt Realty and a high school friend of Amorette and went through the process of outlining the details of the house and what we'd like to list it for. It was a long process with lots of paperwork, but Kandy was awesome and made the whole thing go very smoothly.
The less enjoyable aspect of selling our house and of the move in general is having to go through and clean/declutter our house. We started with renting a space at a nearby storage unit that gave us a ton of much need space off site and then we begin the never ending task of cleaning and organizing and boxing up our lives and our junk that we want to keep and throwing away some of the clutter that we simply don't need any longer. The whole process took a few days and during it we also went ahead and repainted the master bathroom of our house to bring it more in line with the color scheme of the rest of the house. Nothing like a last minute project!
On March 16th our listing went up!!
One of the things that you don't really consider when you're selling a house that you're living in is when it comes time to show it. It's hard enough trying to keep it spotlessly clean and organized while you're trying to live in it at the same time, but having to pack up and hit the road when someone wants to do a showing is a bit of a challenge as well. Every morning before work we have to do the walk around to make sure all the beds are made and everything is put in it's place. No dirty dishes sitting out, no trash sitting out, everything clean and wiped down. It's a nice bit of added work on top of the already hectic task of getting up, dressed, the kid to school and us to work on time. Our hope was that it would sell quickly so life could get back to some degree of normal.
Five Days Later..
Yep, you read that right, 5 days after the house went on the market we had an offer. After a little back and forth we came to agree on the price that we wanted for the house and signed the paper work. The best part is, the buyer agreed to wait until the 15th of June to close so that we can stay in our house and in this area until our son is done with the school year. That makes things sooo much easier on us and on him. We still have to find a place to stay for the remaining month or two until our new house is finished, but at least it won't disrupt the school year.
Next up is our 14 day meeting and all our selections!
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