Last Monday I wrote about our situation with the in-laws, how I felt somewhat guilty about not really wanting to put our life on the back burner, and how we’ve been working on something for a while… Well, that went from “up in the air” idea to full-blown plan!
You see on Feb. 23rd a real estate agent came in to evaluate our house following a cold call that I actually didn’t dismiss. On the 25th, he was presenting us his evaluation and plan. On March 4th we drove around to see where we could live if we were to sell the house. On the 8th we met with the bank for the mortgage and on the 10th made a conditional offer on a brand new condo that is being built.
On the 12th we met with a second agent (yes, we are the type who do “shop” for an agent. We wanted somebody who would represent us well…) and got a really good vibe from her, but she was leaving on Spring break with her kids. On March 19th, we received a call from the builder of the condo; they had a buyer who wanted the unit we had “reserved” and had no condition. We had 48 hours to remove our condition of purchase (to sell our house first!). Our house wasn’t even on the market yet! Can you spell “panic”?
On the 20th we met with the agent that we preferred and put our house up for sale at about 4pm. On the 21st we had to advise the contractor that we were removing our offer on the condo – the other people could have it – we would “reserve” the last unit they had. Hopefully that one we will manage to sell our house before the contractor gets another “firm” buyer.
In between the preparation for staging the house, the putting away / sorting out stuff, and the daily viewing, I’ve been feeling a little like a pooch chasing my tale… and I’m starting to run out of breath… but it’s all soooo exciting!
By Saturday 5pm and we’ve had 8 visits! Everyone seemed to think that we have a great house; we are getting a lot of compliments about how clean it is, etc. On Sunday we were having an open house. When our agent arrived she informed us that we had received two offers, even before the open house which brought us 12 visits!
This is good - very good - Now let’s see if we can agree on a price…
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On a totally different subject: Last night we went to see "Wild Hogs" - if you're looking for good laughs, that is the movie to see - it's a must - trust me!
*It's moving!
"There is great need for a sarcasm font."
16 comments:
hey congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!That is exciting. A lot of work and stress, but really worth it in the long run. Hoping your house sells and that you get what you want/deserve for it.
You will have no problems selling your home, it has all of the requirements anyone could need and thensome, oh yeah, it's really adorable too...just make sure you don't tell anyone you're "Stinky Paw" and the surrounding area in the neighbourhood is how the life and times of Stinky came to be ;-)
Mousse
Cool! How exciting!! Definitely a lot of stress, but worth it, right??
Wow, that all sounds pretty exciting. Hope it all goes well for you.
I think I'm going to see Wild Hogs on Friday with Hubby ... should be fun.
Take care, Meow
wreckless: Thank you!
mousse: Nobody needs to know that... ;-)
dcmm: So worth it!
meow: Go see it - you'll laugh for sure - surprisingly funny!
Good luck with the move and selling your house! That must be stressful and so exciting all at once. sounds like you are handling it really well.
I'm totally excited for you. I expect a full report on the new place once you've moved!
Bonne chance!
paisley: It is VERY exciting! And we have no choice but to deal, after all we decided to do this.
pg: Merci bien - I'll keep you informed!
It sounds like a very stressful, difficult process. Good luck getting through it. I'm sure everything will prove worthwhile.
moving, eh?! I think Paisley had it right when she said moving is both stressful and exciting!
Good luck with the selling of your house...sounds like it will happen soon.
Oh, and thanks for the plug for Wild Hogs, it looks like a pretty funny movie ;)
Oh, that's GREAT! Wish I'd been that lucky when my house was for sale. Hope everything goes smoothly. :-D
the thinker: So far this whole thing has proven to be quite worth it, and it's only the beginning!
kim: Thanks! It is very exciting, and stressful, but I'm enjoying the process.
That movie is worth the $, we both laughed a lot. I love Travolta and Tim Allen and let's not forget Macy - he's great. Let me know how you liked it.
ananke: Thanks, that what we are hoping for as well... a smooth transition!
I assume the potential owners are not aware that "Pierrefonds Stinks" in the summer...
j67: They never asked and it has nothing to do with our house...
Woohoo! Good luck!
atm: Thank you! It's fun and exciting and yet a little sad at times... I love our home...
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